Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Improving the functionality of the FAO Geospatial Platform
Agreement Number:
ICP2020-2021-AN-02
Agreement Value:
$165,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 29, 2021 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
The objective of this project is to help the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations improve the functionalities (land management data ingestion and satellite image processing) of the Geospatial platform of the FAO and promote its adoption at pilot countries. Agriculture and Agri-foods Canada will greatly benefit from such a tool. In particular, it will help speed up the progress of AAFC’s national program on Sustainability Metrics that has been under development for the past ten years and the AgroClimate, Geomatics and Earth Observation’s Annual Crop Inventory Mapping and Yield Forecast.
Organization:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Expected Results:
• Addresses impediments to international trade;
• Advances the agriculture sector’s ability to compete internationally;
• Maximizes the economic benefit for Canada’s agriculture, agri-food, and agri-based products sectors.
Location:
Rome, IT N/A
Reference Number:
235-2020-2021-Q4-00490
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
000000000
Recipient Type:
Government
Recipient's Legal Name:
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Information Technology Division (CIO)
Program:
International Collaboration Program
Program Purpose:
The International Collaboration Program promotes the growth and development of a competitive, innovative and sustainable Canadian agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products sector that proactively manages risk by supporting projects that address impediments to international trade; advance the agriculture sector’s ability to compete internationally; and maximize the economic benefit for Canada’s agriculture, agri-food, and agri-based products sectors.
NAICS Code:
919