The Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS)

continuously monitors food supply and demand and other key indicators for assessing the

overall food security situation in all countries of the world. It issues regular analytical and

objective reports on prevailing conditions and provides early warnings of impending food crises

at country or regional level. At the request of national authorities, GIEWS supports countries in

gathering evidence for policy decisions, or planning by development partners, through its Crop

and Food Security Assessment Missions (CFSAMs), fielded jointly with WFP. In country-level

application of tools for earth observation and price monitoring, GIEWS also strengthens national

capacities in managing food security related information.

Implementation of the GIEWS Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Tool at country level

enhances accessibility of price data and strengthens national capacities to monitor price trends

contributing to improved policy decisions for food security.

Commodity supply/demand and price databases, as well as related indices and analysis, are

kept up to date, providing governments and national stakeholders timely, accurate information

on which to base the design of efficient and inclusive market and trade strategies.

Regular assessments at country level of agriculture, food supply and demand, and market

situation, permits timely alerts on production and food security shocks. In addition, GIEWS

provides support to national institutions, including training on food security analysis and

implementation of monitoring tools, to strengthen national early warning systems.

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So, first of all, the GIS or geographic information system is a computer system that combines

common database operations with maps. It provides tools for capturing, analyzing, storing and

displaying data related to things that exist and events that happen on Earth. On the other hand,

remote sensing measures the Earth using sensors on airplanes or satellites that can be

integrated into a GIS. Additionally, it gathers data in images and offers specialized tools for

manipulating, analyzing, and visualizing those images.

Individuals and organizations can use this technology to collect and map data regarding soil

fertility, elevation models, population characteristics, poverty index and food production.

Correlating and analyzing these data sets using GIS techniques is beneficial in studying climate

change and its effects on agricultural production.

GIS and remote sensing are critical tools in understanding the changing relationships between

food availability, land mass accessibility, and the effects of climate change on agricultural

production. By better understanding these relationships, proper planning for disasters related to

food insecurity can be made, and sustainable practices can be strengthened, thus securing food

supply for future generations.