Presented at the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development by Suchith Anand

1. Geneva
The role of science, technology and innovation in
ensuring food security by 2030
Dr. Suchith Anand
Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition &
The University of Nottingham

2.  On 24 December 1968 whilst orbiting the moon, the crew of Apollo 8 took this iconic
photograph the whole Earth. There were 3.5 billion people living on Earth that time and
sharing its resources.
 In May 2017, nearly 7.5 billion people live on the planet, and they all deserve to drink clean
water, have enough to eat, have access to healthcare… to a life worth living!
 In May 2017, nearly 800 million people struggle with debilitating hunger
and malnutrition Photograph Courtesy of NASA

3. Hunger
Poverty
Innovation
www.godan.info

4. Hunger
• For the first time in human history, the knowledge to end hunger exists on Earth
• 800 million people struggle with debilitating hunger and malnutrition
• We need to find solutions beyond MORE food. Nutritionally sensitive agriculture is essential
for global public health and wellbeing
• We are convinced that the solution to closing this unacceptable hunger gap lies
within harnessing and opening agriculture and nutrition data

5. Open principles in Education are key for Capacity development
and empowerment of all
• Open data
• Open standards
• Open access to research publications
• Open education resources
• Open Software

6. World Wind
Providing answers to:
 How can we ensure zero
hunger for all?
 How can we use open data to
help small farmers?

7. World Wind
GODAN Local Farming Challenge
2017
Encourage Geo-Innovation Solutions for Zero Hunger
http://eurochallenge.como.polimi.it
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8. Introducing the GODAN Local Farming
Challenge 2017
The Challenge is important because:
 800,000,000 people – one in nine of the world’s
population are hungry and malnourished.
 The challenge is to identify solutions.
 GODAN believes that the information already
exists for change to be possible, but it needs to
be shared by all – rich and poor.
 Sharing through Open Data could lead to ZERO
HUNGER.
World Wind

9. Develop an innovative solution to reduce
waste and achieve ZERO HUNGER
By bringing together teams of students and researchers
to find solutions for local farming in growing cities, using
open agriculture and nutrition data.
Teams should use:
some aspect of the OpenCitySmart Design and
 NASA’s open source virtual globe technology,
WebWorldWind as a source of open data.
Details of the open data tools can be accessed through:
http://eurochallenge.como.polimi.it
World Wind

10. An example of a Food Security Application
http://www.trilogis.it/eLocust3D/
The goal of this application is to help FAO (Food and Agriculture
Organisation of the United Nations) providing support to national
locust operators in Africa and Middle East.
Desert locusts are a huge problem for the population and due to
their ability to change their behaviours and habits. These locusts
are hard to limit as they form swarms and move rapidly (about
20km/h). Moreover, they can consume (in 1km² swarm) as much
food as 35,000 people eat in a single day.
Nicola Dorigatti, Nicola Meneghinii
World Wind

11. Geo For All – Making education and opportunities accessible to all
Image Credit: NOAA/NASA GOES Project
Let us all join to eradicate extreme poverty
and enable shared prosperity for all
http://www.geoforall.org