Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report 2024.

Source : FAO

The WorldCereal project aims to deliver a robust and scalable Earth Observation (EO)-based system to monitor global cropland extent and cereal crop types at field scale using open, high-resolution satellite data.

The project developed an open-source, cloud-native platform that allows users worldwide to generate crop type and cropland maps on demand. The system leverages the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem, enabling global access and high user autonomy.

In its extension phase (CCN), WorldCereal is:

• Fostering knowledge and algorithm sharing, offering free access to methodologies, products, and tools.

• Conducting extensive capacity-building activities, including on-site trainings and workshops.

• Launching a System Integration Module to help national entities adopt and operate the platform independently.

• Integrating the system with the Copernicus Space Component Data Access (CDAS) infrastructure.

• Testing system applicability for other essential staple crops, to support decision-making during the current global food crisis.