Monitoring Agricultural Expansion in Burkina Faso over 14 Years with 30 m Resolution Time Series: The Role of Population Growth and Implications for the Environment

Monitoring Agricultural Expansion in Burkina Faso over 14 Years with 30 m Resolution Time Series: The Role of Population Growth and Implications for the Environment

Burkina Faso ranges amongst the fastest growing countries in the world with an annual population growth rate of more than three percent. This trend has consequences for food security since agricultural productivity is still on a comparatively low level in Burkina Faso. In order to compensate for the...

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Main Authors: Kim Knauer, Ursula Gessner, Rasmus Fensholt, Gerald Forkuor, Claudia Kuenzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-02-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
Africa
agriculture
Burkina Faso
data fusion
ESTARFM framework
irrigation
land surface phenology
Landsat
MODIS
plantation
protected areas
TIMESAT
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/9/2/132

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