REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES RIICE Remote Sensing based Information and Insurance for Crops in emerging Economies

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES RIICE - partners: Calibration and validation of existing rice crop growth models. Work with regional partners. Convenes aggregator networks and trains them to pass on the solutions as micro- insurance products (jointly with Allianz Re). Key donor of the programme that also organises the knowledge management of the programme. Development of insurance solutions based on the data provided by sarmap and IRRI. Provision of innovative customized earth observation based products and services.

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES helps Governments and NGOs to mitigate the impact of food shortages. Feeding seven billion people requires a 70% increase of food production until helps to decrease the vulnerability of smallholder farmers and better Crop insurance Crop growth information

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES 23 targets: RIICE project 7 countries, 5 million farmers in 5 years. Reduce the vulnerability of 5 million rice farmers in Asia and beyond to flood and drought over the next 5 years. Help Governments and NGOs to better plan for food crises through better crop growth monitoring. Increase efficiency and effective- ness of crop insurance solutions and turn it into a viable business also in emerging markets. 1

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES 90% of is produced and consumed in Asia. Over 70% (900 million) of the world´s poor are in Asia. the world´s rice Rice Consumption Annual consumption per capita Poverty = 250,000 people living on less than $ 1.25 a day (2005)

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES 20 million hectares of rice-cultivated land is vulnerable to flooding. Climate risks: Climate: Rice: Poverty: If we want to increase resilience against natural disasters and improve food security, then a timely rice information system linked to a crop insurance model is essential. Flood affects the major rice producing areas of Asia. Asia is the largest rice market: consumers & producers. Asia has the highest concentration of poverty.

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Why a is needed new approach

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Making part of an integrated RIICE risk management approach. crop insurance Governments optionsFARMERS BENEFITS Disaster relief programmes More productive crops Better information on yield Insurance Stabilized income and hence worthy for agricultural credits Less vulnerability and hence more money available for securer life Less likely to migrate to cities

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Farmers needs: Farmers risks: 1 23 access to creditaccess to seedsaccess to insurance 1 23 flooddroughtlack of irrigation 4 pest and diseases

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Crop calendar Crop practices Administrative units Oryza2000 rice growth simulation model Meteo data Soil data Phenological data Management data Yield estimation Production Area Start and peak of season dates Phenological monitoring Leaf Area Index MAPscape-Rice processing & product generation Earth Observation data Leaf Area Index in situ point data The Earth Observation component

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES A standard product Municipalities Yield (tos/ha) Area Yield The different colors represent the rice area including the dates of the start of season (rice emergence). The tables list the rice area at municipality level for each acquisition date, while yield is estimated at the peak of season.

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Double rice Single rice Deep water rice Rice mixed with other crops ENVISAT ASAR Wide Swath Baseline map, 1ha

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES 2011 – first season, start of season 2011 – second season, start of season 2011 – first season, peak of season 2011 – second season, peak of season Baseline map including phenological monitoring, 1ha ENVISAT ASAR Wide Swath MODIS 2011

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Baseline map, 1ha ENVISAT ASAR Wide Swath

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Rice area during wet season 2012, 3m Cosmo-SkyMed Stripmap

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Date of start of season, 3m June September Cosmo-SkyMed Stripmap

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Date of peak of season, 3m June September Cosmo-SkyMed Stripmap

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Phenological Monitoring – 26 June 2012, 3m harvest senescence peak tillering – stem extension flooding pre-flooding bare soil Cosmo-SkyMed Stripmap

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Phenological Monitoring – 12 July 2012, 3m harvest senescence peak tillering – stem extension flooding pre-flooding bare soil Cosmo-SkyMed Stripmap

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Phenological Monitoring – 28 July 2012, 3m harvest senescence peak tillering – stem extension flooding pre-flooding bare soil Cosmo-SkyMed Stripmap

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Phenological monitoring – 13 August 2012, 3m harvest senescence peak tillering – stem extension flooding pre-flooding bare soil Cosmo-SkyMed Stripmap

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Phenological monitoring – 21 September 2012, 3m harvest senescence peak tillering – stem extension flooding pre-flooding bare soil Cosmo-SkyMed Stripmap

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Leaf Area Index at peak of season, 3m < 1 1 – 2 2 – 3 3 – 4 4 – 5 > 5 Cosmo-SkyMed Stripmap

REMOTE SENSING-BASED INFORMATION AND INSURANCE FOR CROPS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES Yield estimation Cartogram maps depict relative rice production where provinces have been distorted based on the proportion of the national rice production in that province. The color shows the average yield gaps (the difference between climatic potential yield and BAS reported yield) for Inset maps show the non-distorted presentation of yield gaps.

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