Data-Afrique Consultants Spatial Analysis for Agriculture and Food Security Data-Afrique Consultants
Price: AED 3,673

    Course details

    COURSE CONTENT

    Module 1: 

    • Basics of GIS
    • Concepts and terminologies of GIS
    • Spatial information introduction
    • Agriculture and food security concepts introduction
    • Introducing GIS in agriculture and food security
    • GIS system installation planning
    • GIS software

    Module 2: 

    • Basics of Agriculture and Food Security
    • Food Security
    • Food System
    • Food Chain

    Module 3:

    •  Agriculture Spatial Data Collection
    • Data sources for disease information mapping
    • Mobile data collection using ODK.
    • Data collection using handheld GPS devices
    • Integrating GPS and ODK data into a GIS environment

    Module 4: 

    • Spatial Analysis of Agriculture Related Data
    • Creating yield maps
    • Analysis of precision agriculture data

    Module 5: 

    • Creation of Food Security Risk Maps
    • GIS application in Agriculture
    • GIS in yield monitoring and mapping
    • Using GIS to report food security information
    • Food security early warning systems and drought monitoring
    • Characterizing soil spatial variability
    • Site‐specific soil management: prescription maps
    • Use of GIS and remote sensing in food security analysis

    Updated on 19 February, 2020

    Job roles this course is suitable for:

    Project Management , Agriculture , Food Security , Food Safety

    About Data-Afrique Consultants

    Data-Afrique is a global capacity building and consultancy company that offers training and Consultancy services with its head office in Nairobi, Kenya.
    Data-Afrique offers training and consultancy services designed for individuals’ and groups from organizations working in public, not for profit organizations and the private sectors. We have collaborated with Government ministries, agencies and departments, UN agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations, from Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle-East and the Caribbean. We have also worked with academic institutions, international research organizations, financial institutions and private companies from across the globe. By nurturing a culture of collaboration, we attract the highest calibre of people who have the ability and desire to influence and shape the future. Currently, Data-Afrique is organized into seven specialized institutes; has more than 20 permanent employees and 200 consultants/specialists. 
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