@article{fdi:010079465,
  title = {{R}emote sensing products and services in support of agricultural public policies in {A}frica : overview and challenges},
  author = {{B}egue, {A}. and {L}eroux, {L}. and {S}oumare, {M}. and {F}aure, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {D}iouf, {A}. {A}. and {A}ugusseau, {X}. and {T}oure, {L}. and {T}onneau, {J}. {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the last decade, governments, international institutions, donors, the private sector, etc. have shown a renewed interest in agricultural issues in {S}ub-{S}aharan {A}frica ({SSA}). {T}his interest came with a strong need for information in countries where the lack of reliable and timely basic information can be a problem. {T}hanks to its capacity to observe the {E}arth at local, regional, and global scales and from various vantage points, satellite remote sensing is a powerful tool to streamline the monitoring and improvement of the existing systems, and thus to support decision-making. {H}owever, the path from satellite images to public policy decisions is not straightforward, and today, only few operational information services are available in {SSA} countries (e.g., early warning systems for food security and desert locust plagues prevention, rangeland production forecasting). {T}his paper aims to analyze the gap between the technical aspects of the remote sensing sciences and the pragmatic need for relevant data to address agricultural policies in {A}frica and produce operational recommendations. {T}o achieve this goal, the authors (1) determine the information, and in particular the geoinformation, needed to develop, implement and evaluate agricultural public policies (2) illustrate the role of remote sensing as a public policy tool in {SSA} through an overview of the current off-the-shelf products and services derived from {E}arth {O}bservation systems, and (3) propose an analysis of the existing gap between the remote sensing research community and the policy makers. {B}ased on this review, the authors conclude that to benefit from this technological advancement and bridge the gap between technical analysts and policy makers, some key points are fundamental: capacity building, political will and institutional commitment, public-private partnership, and proofs of concept.},
  keywords = {satellite image ; food security ; land management ; early warning ; geospatial information ; {EO}-based services ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}rontiers in {S}ustainable {F}ood {S}ystems},
  volume = {4},
  numero = {},
  pages = {58 [11 ]},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.3389/fsufs.2020.00058},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079465},
}