Representatives of the SI «Derzhgruntohorona» took part in the inter-sectoral meetings on the use of space observation for sustainable development of the agricultural sector and food security of Ukraine, which was held May, 6 at the State Space Agency, chaired by the Deputy Director of the Space Research Institute of NAS and DKA Natalia Kusul.
Representatives of State Space Agency of Ukraine, State Agency for Land Resources of Ukraine, Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, State Inspection of Agriculture of Ukraine, State Statistics Service of Ukraine, institutes of NAN and NAAN, NULES of Ukraine, and «GISINFO» LTD attented the metting.
At the meeting was discussed the status of satellite agromonitoring in Ukraine and prospects of Ukraine’s participation in global initiatives and projects of agricultural satellite monitoring, including GEO GEOGLAM, JECAM and AMIS, JRS MARS and others.
During the discussion, participants of the meeting decided to unite efforts for introduction the use of space supervision in the sphere of agromonitoring and to address in Minagropolicy of Ukraine to support this initiative.