By Western Geographic Science Center      November 21, 2018    

The global croplands mapping project has succesfully mapped croplands across the entire planet in order to understand the security of food world wide. Below are many press anouncments and interviews with the project leader Prasad Thenkabail.

Release of GFSAD 30 meter Cropland Extent Products

https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/news/release-of-gfsad-30-meter-cropland-extent-products/

American ScientistCroplands Up Closehttps://www.americanscientist.org/article/croplands-up-close

BloombergThere's More Farmland in the World Than Was Previously Thoughthttps://www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/2017/11/14/there-s-more-farmland-in-the-world-than-was-previously-thought

International Business TimesIndia beats US and China on farmland: Reporthttp://www.ibtimes.co.in/india-beats-us-china-farmland-report-749512

USDA Radiohttps://audioarchives.oc.usda.gov/node/52682017https://audioarchives.oc.usda.gov/node/52692017* They are running one more segment later this week.

Water CanadaGlobal Agriculture Intensity Detailed in Interactive Maphttps://www.watercanada.net/global-agriculture-intensity-detailed-in-interactive-map/

AG WebNew Interactive Maps Of Global Croplandhttps://www.agweb.com/article/new-interactive-maps-of-global-cropland/

Central Valley Business TimesNew map shows where the food is grown -- and not http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=33629

Environment GuruGlobal Agriculture Intensity Detailed in Interactive Maphttps://www.environmentguru.com/pages/elements/element.aspx?id=5737689

Southwest Farm Press and Delta Farm PressThis map clearly shows individual farm fields anywhere in the worldhttp://www.southwestfarmpress.com/crops/map-clearly-shows-individual-farm-fields-anywhere-world

Daily Digital NewsThere's more farmland in the world than was previously thoughthttps://dailydigitalnews.com/single-article-view.php?article=202643

 

Feed & Grain

http://www.feedandgrain.com/news/new-map-of-worldwide-croplands

 

Morning Ag. Clips

https://www.morningagclips.com/new-map-of-worldwide-croplands-released/

 

Farm Forum

https://www.farmforum.net/2017/11/14/new-map-of-worldwide-croplands-supports-food-and-water-security/

 

The Fern and SeedQuest

https://www.seedquest.com/news.php?type=news&id_article=93387&id_region=&id_category=&id_crop=

 

Farm and Dairy

https://www.farmanddairy.com/news/cropland-map-supports-food-water-security/456694.html

 

Delta farm Express:

http://www.deltafarmpress.com/crops/map-clearly-shows-individual-farm-fields-anywhere-world

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#### Prasad S. Thenkabail, PhD

##### Senior Scientist (ST)

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