About
The Geospatial and Farming Systems Research Consortium (GFC) is a part of the Feed the Future - Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab.Research Focus
- Identifying current patterns of, and future opportunities for agricultural intensification. Analyzing the determinants of these patterns, and potential future impacts, in the regions (Sub-saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia), and countries of interest (Bangaldesh, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Senegal, and Tanzania).
- Understanding the spatial extent of potential, and actual adoption of particular sustainable intensification methods and technologies. Helping to develop strategies for increasing adoption and diffusion of technologies taking into consideration not only agro-ecological conditions, but also market, socio-economic, and environmental conditions and risks.
- Developing case studies on technology targeting and scaling that will be made available online and used in regional workshops/training courses. Making available all geospatial and farming systems data collected and produced by the projects in an interoperable, online, and open data format. Organizing these materials into interdisciplinary open-access university-level courses.
Contact Us
Interested in collaboration or have questions about our work. Please email us at gfc@ucdavis.edu.People
Robert Hjimans
leads the lab. He has a PhD in Production Ecology and Resource Conservation from Wageningen University, and is a Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California, Davis.
Most of his career he has worked on spatial data analysis and modeling to support agricultural research for development in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Aniruddha (Ani) Ghosh
specializes in remote sensing and is an Assistant Project Scientist in Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California, Davis.
He has a Ph.D in Natural Resources Managament from TERI University, India.
His research focuses on the integration of different geospatial technologies,
using field data and modeling tools to explore and explain spatial patterns and processes at multiple scales across diverse ecosystems.
Alex Mandel
is a Geoinformatician in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California, Davis.
He has a Ph.D in Geography, and a B.S. in Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology from the University of California, Davis.
He provides geospatial analysis, cartography, application and website development, data management,
system administration and technical advice to the research group.
Students
Researchers: Ty Beal, Cory Belden, Eric Massiot, Michael Norton, Jason Riggio, Camila BonillaInterns: Huang Fang, Jeffrey Wang, Amandeep Sidhu, George Hsu, Andrew Tom, Charmaine Bonifacio, and Darcy Bostic.
Acknowledgment
This website is made possible by the support of the American People provided to the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable Intensification through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The contents are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
Program activities are funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under Cooperative Agreement No. AID-OAA-L-14-00006.
Program activities are funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under Cooperative Agreement No. AID-OAA-L-14-00006.