Crop area change in the context of civil war in Tigray, Ethiopia
Seth Peterson,
Greg Husak,
Shraddhanand Shukla
et al.
Abstract:Smallholder, rain-fed agriculture has been practiced in Tigray, Ethiopia for thousands of years, so farmers have experience with natural disturbances. However, civil war began in November 2020 and disrupted the agricultural system through theft and destruction of farming implements, livestock, and crops, and threats towards human activity, impacting farmers’ ability to work their land. To investigate effects on agricultural activity we used remote sensing data and machine learning methods to map cropped area a… Show more
“…Hsiao et al (2024) and Murakami et al (2024) share advances in crop modeling that inform climate change adaptation. Peterson et al (2024) show how food systems are intricately connected to social disruption, revealing the relationship between civil conflict and crop area in Ethiopia using remote sensing. Finally, Horril et al (2024) examine the social, economic, and technological factors that must be addressed for pulses to contribute to net-zero goals within the United Kingdom.…”
Environmental Research: Food Systems is a new multidisciplinary, open-access, and society-run journal from IOP Publishing dedicated to informing solutions to the considerable environmental, social, and economic challenges facing food systems. The journal’s scope covers the entirety of food systems, from production to consumption, with research on the interactions between food systems and the environment particularly encouraged. Supported by a distinguished Editorial Board with diverse disciplinary backgrounds, the inaugural issue features studies on sustainable agricultural practices, global food trade, crop modeling, climate change adaptation, and sustainable consumption for climate change mitigation. The journal is committed to rigorous peer review, the highest standards of research integrity, and open access publications. By providing a new community-supported venue for food systems researchers, Environmental Research: Food
Systems aims to drive innovation, inform policy, and foster sustainable food systems worldwide.
“…Hsiao et al (2024) and Murakami et al (2024) share advances in crop modeling that inform climate change adaptation. Peterson et al (2024) show how food systems are intricately connected to social disruption, revealing the relationship between civil conflict and crop area in Ethiopia using remote sensing. Finally, Horril et al (2024) examine the social, economic, and technological factors that must be addressed for pulses to contribute to net-zero goals within the United Kingdom.…”
Environmental Research: Food Systems is a new multidisciplinary, open-access, and society-run journal from IOP Publishing dedicated to informing solutions to the considerable environmental, social, and economic challenges facing food systems. The journal’s scope covers the entirety of food systems, from production to consumption, with research on the interactions between food systems and the environment particularly encouraged. Supported by a distinguished Editorial Board with diverse disciplinary backgrounds, the inaugural issue features studies on sustainable agricultural practices, global food trade, crop modeling, climate change adaptation, and sustainable consumption for climate change mitigation. The journal is committed to rigorous peer review, the highest standards of research integrity, and open access publications. By providing a new community-supported venue for food systems researchers, Environmental Research: Food
Systems aims to drive innovation, inform policy, and foster sustainable food systems worldwide.
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