India, Feb. 11 -- FAO and UNOOSA emphasise the importance of collaboration to make space technologies benefit small-scale farmers

Many of the new satellites currently in Earth's orbit are equipped to provide revolutionary tools and data to improve global food security and strengthen agrifood systems. Anew reportfrom the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) aims to inform and guide an array of experts and policymakers on the various intersections of space technology and farming, forestry and land-use management as well as climate and environmental trends."Space technology has emerged as a game changer. Satellite imagery, global navigation satellite sys...