NASA, Google, and Microsoft will combat global hunger: Ukraine has become the key

A team of NASA scientists is creating a global rapid crop assessment center using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence. Financial support is provided by tech giants such as Google and Microsoft, and the scientists gained key experience while working in Ukraine. This is reported by Bloomberg. The center will handle requests from regions affected by natural disasters and conflicts, using images from space, remote sensing, and artificial intelligence models to predict potential agricultural crises in time. The ambitious project began with the invitation of agronomist Inbal Becker-Reshef, who works for NASA, to Ukraine. This happened immediately after Russia's full-scale invasion. Officials in Ukraine wanted to find out how much wheat and other grain crops had been lost due to the Russian occupiers. The information provided to Kyiv helped avoid potential restrictions on grain exports, which would have further exacerbated the shock to food supply chains in the first year of ...