

Modern remote sensing technology, such as satellites, aircrafts and the information they collect, provide data to readily improve agricultural management systems in high-income countries but the application of similar benefits to the small, often indeterminate farming plots in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) or southern Asia has always seemed much more problematic. Out of the vast amount of data collected in high-income countries, advice can be provided to farmers on the ground to help inform their decisions about farming methods.