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The following story originally appeared as an online exclusive for the W&M Alumni Magazine. - Ed.
What can satellite imagery tell us about the best wayto conserve water in Niger or how much fertilizer farmers should apply in India? Using geospatial analysis methods developed at William & Mary's AidData lab, researchers are helping to shape solutions to climate-related agriculture challenges around the world.
Over the past four years, AidData'sGeoField initiativehas assessed the effectiveness of projects such as irrigated rice farming in Bangladesh, sugarcane planting and soil erosion control in Nepal and sweet potato crops in Ethiopia. These evaluations are...