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An innovative project aiming to strengthen regional monitoring, reporting, and verification capabilities for methane emissions in rice ecosystems, using a satellite tool that provides frequent, reliable, and free estimates.
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The project is funded by:
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Uruguay, Panama, Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica, the United States and New Zealand
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The project’s objective is to enhance regional monitoring, reporting, and verification capabilities for methane emissions through satellite tools.
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Design models based on satellite information to estimate methane emissions in rice crops in Latin America and the Caribbean, using artificial intelligence algorithms.
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Validate the models using field samples acquired in rice regions with contrasting ecosystems.
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Develop a web platform to democratize access to the data and knowledge generated.
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1. Characterization of different rice regions will be achieved using innovative methane sensors.
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2. Field-acquired data will be correlated with satellite data, and the results of this validation will be included in the web platform.
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3. A novel information system will be produced, contributing to the design of policies aimed at mitigating methane emissions and improving the well-being of rice producers in the project countries.
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producers and extensionists
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This project collaborates in promoting technological solutions that support the following Sustainable Development Goals:
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About FONTAGRO
FONTAGRO was created 1998 with the purpose of promoting the increase of the competitiveness of the agri-food sector, ensuring the sustainable management of natural resources and the reduction of poverty in the region. The objective of FONTAGRO is to establish itself as a sustainable financing mechanism for the development of agricultural technology and innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean and Spain, and to establish a forum for the discussion of priority topics of technological innovation. The member countries are: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela. In the last 21 years 167 regional agricultural innovation platforms have been co-financed for an amount of US $ 124 million, which has reached 452 institutions and 33 countries worldwide.
