Report is released in collaboration with United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs.
Challenges and Opportunities in various segments of Space sector for agriculture | ||
Segments of Space Sector | Challenges | Opportunities |
Upstream (focuses on space infrastructure development) |
| Capacity-building initiatives like Access to Space for All and BIRDS project for developing national capabilities in mission planning and satellite development, especially for missions focusing on agricultural applications. |
Midstream (addresses data processing, storage and management) |
| Initiatives like ESA’s Copernicus Open Access Hub and NASA’s Earth Data reduce duplication and improve data-sharing efficiency. |
Downstream (practical agricultural uses including monitoring crop and land conditions) |
| Collaboration for initiatives like GEOGLAM and ESA’s World Cereal program to improve data sharing and standardization. |