Event Brief

The report titled ‘Empowering Decisions in Food, Agriculture, and Land Use: A Collaborative, Resilient, and Democratized Ecosystem’, highlights the critical role of data on transforming India’s food and land use systems. Written for FOLU India by Prof. P.S. Roy and associates, it identifies key issues such as data fragmentation and proposes solutions through policy reforms, technology and collaboration to enhance decision-making and resilience.

This report focuses on enhancing geospatial policy and data-sharing frameworks to support sustainable food systems and national nutrition security. Despite challenges like limited data accessibility, inadequate infrastructure, and the need for capacity building, data-driven solutions promise significant benefits in the agriculture sector. The report proposes an institutionalised agricultural information platform that must be integrated and be interoperable across stakeholders, delivering farmer-centric solutions and services capable of addressing both current and future agricultural needs.

Authors:

Parth Sarathi Roy, Former Director, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (ISRO), Dehra Dun
Reshma M R, Research Associate, Food and Land Use Coalition India, New Delhi
Vinod M Bothale, Former Associate Director, NRSC/ISRO, Hyderabad
Vishnu Chandra, Former DDG, NIC, New Delhi
Rajashree V. Bothale, Former Deputy Director, NRSC/ISRO, Hyderabad
Shalini Dhyani, Principal Scientist, CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur