The impact of conflict-driven cropland abandonment on food insecurity in South Sudan revealed using satellite remote sensing.
Journal
Nature food
ISSN: 2662-1355
Titre abrégé: Nat Food
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101761102
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2021
12 2021
Historique:
received:
08
10
2020
accepted:
01
11
2021
medline:
1
5
2023
pubmed:
1
12
2021
entrez:
28
4
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Armed conflicts often hinder food security through cropland abandonment and restrict the collection of on-the-ground information required for targeted relief distribution. Satellite remote sensing provides a means for gathering information about disruptions during armed conflicts and assessing the food security status in conflict zones. Using ~7,500 multisource satellite images, we implemented a data-driven approach that showed a reduction in cultivated croplands in war-ravaged South Sudan by 16% from 2016 to 2018. Propensity score matching revealed a statistical relationship between cropland abandonment and armed conflicts that contributed to drastic decreases in food supply. Our analysis shows that the abandoned croplands could have supported at least a quarter of the population in the southern states of South Sudan and demonstrates that remote sensing can play a crucial role in the assessment of cropland abandonment in food-insecure regions, thereby improving the basis for timely aid provision.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37118254
doi: 10.1038/s43016-021-00417-3
pii: 10.1038/s43016-021-00417-3
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
990-996Commentaires et corrections
Type : ErratumIn
Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
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