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AI identifies Senegal's smallholder crops 84% of the time using limited training data
Food in Senegal is mostly grown on small-scale, rain-dependent farms, leaving much of the population vulnerable to climate shocks, according to the World Food Programme.
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Senegal’s food production relies largely on small‑scale, rain‑dependent farms, making the population vulnerable to climate shocks. The World Food Programme notes that satellite crop‑mapping technologies, which monitor climate impacts on farming, are largely inaccessible to the West African country. As a result, Senegal lacks the advanced tools needed to assess and mitigate climate risks to its agriculture.
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