GLOBAL MONITORING FOR FOOD SECURITY
Providing crop monitoring services for food security decision makers ......

GSE GMFS is an European Space Agency (ESA) funded project. It forms part of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Services Element (GSE).

"GMFS aims to provide earth observation based services and encourage partnerships in monitoring Food Security and related environmental processes in Africa, by concerting efforts to bring data and information providers together, in order to assist stakeholders, nations and international organizations to better implement their policies towards sustainable development."

GMFS provides early warning, agricultural mapping and crop yield assessment services in support of food security monitoring activities in Africa. GMFS partners with key actors in the sector at the international (EC and UN), regional (Regional Economic Communities or key institutes) and national level (Ministries of Agriculture or national Food Security Monitoring groupings). At national level GMFS Activities focus on .Ethiopia, Sudan, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi.

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June 2010.
In May 2010 ESA has approved the GMFS proposal. This new stage of GMFS has started in June 2010 and will last for three years (May 2013). The Kick Off was held at the Head Quarters of FAO on the 3th of June 2010.

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