The Center on Food Security and the Environment is a joint effort of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment.
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The impact of agricultural interventions can be doubled by using satellite data
October 2019
Feeding a growing population while reducing negative environmental impacts is one of the greatest challenges of the coming decades.
The role of irrigation in changing wheat yields and heat sensitivity in India
September 2019
Irrigation has been pivotal in wheat’s rise as a major crop in India and is likely to be increasingly important as an adaptation response to climate change.
Climatic Constraints on Aggregate Economic Output
May 2019
Efficient responses to climate change require accurate estimates of both aggregate damages and where and to whom they occur.
Integrating satellite and climate data to predict wheat yield in Australia using machine learning approaches
May 2019
Wheat is the most important staple crop grown in Australia, and Australia is one of the top wheat exporting countries globally.
Sustainable development of the palm oil sector in the Congo Basin
May 2019
Key messages:The Congo Basin is rich in biodiversity and stores an estimated 25%-30% of the worlds tropical forest carbon stocks.
Smallholder maize area and yield mapping at national scales with Google Earth Engine
May 2019
Accurate measurements of maize yields at field or subfield scales are useful for guiding agronomic practices and investments and policies for improving food security.
Water Use Efficiency as a Constraint and Target for Improving the Resilience and Productivity of C3 and C4 Crops
April 2019
The ratio of plant carbon gain to water use, known as water use efficiency (WUE), has long been recognized as a key constraint on crop production and an important target for crop improvement.
Global warming has increased global economic inequality
April 2019
Understanding the causes of economic inequality is critical for achieving equitable economic development.
Strengthened scientific support for the Endangerment Finding for atmospheric greenhouse gases
March 2019
We assess scientific evidence that has emerged since the U.S.
Mapping Missing Population in Rural India: A Deep Learning Approach with Satellite Imagery
February 2019
Millions of people worldwide are absent from their country’s census.
Satellite mapping of tillage practices in the North Central US region from 2005 to 2016
February 2019
Low-intensity tillage has become more popular among farmers in the United States and many other regions.
Crop type mapping without field-level labels: Random forest transfer and unsupervised clustering techniques
January 2019
Crop type mapping at the field level is necessary for a variety of applications in agricultural monitoring and food security.
Oil palm expansion and deforestation in Southwest Cameroon associated with proliferation of informal mills
January 2019
Oil palm expansion resulted in 2 million hectares (Mha) of forest loss globally in 2000–2010.
Decentralization and the environment: Assessing smallholder oil palm development in Indonesia
January 2019
Indonesia’s oil palm expansion during the last two decades has resulted in widespread environmental and health damages through land clearing by fire and peat conversion, but it has also contributed...
Model vs. experiment to predict crop losses—Response
December 2018
Our Report draws attention to a complex but understudied issue: How will climate warming alter losses of major food crops to insect pests?
Satellite mapping of tillage practices in the North Central US region from 2005 to 2016
December 2018
Low-intensity tillage has become more popular among farmers in the United States and many other regions.
Sustainable and Equitable Increases in Fruit and Vegetable Productivity and Consumption are Needed to Achieve Global Nutrition Security
November 2018
Increased intake of fruits and vegetables (F&V) is recommended for most populations across the globe.
A move beyond sustainability certification: The evolution of the chocolate industry's sustainable sourcing practices
September 2018
Companies' sustainable sourcing practices play an increasing role in addressing the social and environmental challenges in agricultural supply chains.
Increase in crop losses to insect pests in a warming climate
August 2018
Crop responses to climate warming suggest that yields will decrease as growing-season temperatures increase.
Armed conflict and child mortality in Africa: a geospatial analysis
August 2018
The extent to which armed conflicts—events such as civil wars, rebellions, and interstate conflicts—are an important driver of child mortality is unclear.
The paradox of irrigation efficiency
August 2018
Reconciling higher freshwater demands with finite freshwater resources remains one of the great policy dilemmas.
Estimating global agricultural effects of geoengineering using volcanic eruptions
August 2018
Solar radiation management is increasingly considered to be an option for managing global temperatures1,2, yet the economic effects of ameliorating climatic changes by scattering sunlight back to...
Higher temperatures increase suicide rates in the United States and Mexico
July 2018
Linkages between climate and mental health are often theorized, but remain poorly quantified.
Anticipated burden and mitigation of carbon-dioxide-induced nutritional deficiencies and related diseases: A simulation modeling study
July 2018
Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are anticipated to decrease the zinc and iron concentrations of crops.
People
Rosamond L. Naylor Senior Fellow William Wrigley Professor of Earth System Science, Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute and Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Professor, by courtesy, Economics, Senior Fellow and Founding Director, Center on Food Security and the Environment 
Pamela Matson Chester Naramore Dean of the School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences, Richard and Rhoda Goldman Professor of Environmental Studies, Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, FSE Affiliated Faculty Professor, Earth Sciences, Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute 
Noah Diffenbaugh Kara J. Foundation Professor and Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment 
Steven Gorelick Cyrus F. Tolman Professor and Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment 
Stefano Ermon Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment 
Sam Heft-Neal Research scholar, Center on Food Security and the Environment, Stanford Department of Earth System Science Research scholar, Center on Food Security and the Environment 
