Locust Monitoring
The primary objective of the P-Locust service is to enhance the monitoring and prevention efforts against locust population growth.
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The primary objective of the P-Locust service is to enhance the monitoring and prevention efforts against locust population growth.
On July 14, 2016, NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched SERVIR-West Africa, a joint project to strengthen environmental monitoring in West Africa.
This fact sheet highlights how SERVIR is using satellite data to pinpoint breeding locations for locusts so that the pests can be eradicated before they take flight.
Meet Nouhou Koutcha Mariama, Program Assistant for AGRHYMET/SERVIR-West Africa.
Dr. Issaka Lona, Food Security and Agriculture, Weather and Climate, and Water Resources and Hydroclimatic Disasters Thematic Lead for AGRHYMET / SERVIR-West Africa, is profiled.
Drought is threatening the lives of millions of farmers in Niger. With NASA’s help, we’re pioneering a new approach—hundreds of miles above the planet.
One of hundreds of young girls in Niamey, Rimana is growing more aware of the changing environment because of a unique mentoring program called “Kimiya Yan Mata (translated as “Girls in Science)”.
A unique mentoring program called Kimiya Yan Mata (Girls in Science) is designed to encourage students, especially girls, to become more involved in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) subject areas.
This service supports Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), is a low-cost land restoration technique used to combat poverty, hunger, and Sahara desert encroachments amongst low-income farmers by increasing ecosystem services; and resilience to climate extremes.