THE Philippine Rice Information System (PRISM) project is conducting a series of workshops on basic geographic information systems (GIS) for its regional partners. Funded by the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA), the activity trains field officers and local government units in visualizing rice area and yield, GPS-based field observations, and other data generated by PRISM for planning programs and interventions for the country’s rice sector.
The PRISM project aims to develop a monitoring and information system for rice production in the Philippines. PRISM’s main purpose is to gather and organize information on rice area, yield, yield gaps and the causes of these yield gaps, and to provide this information to key stakeholders for policy support. PRISM relies on data from remote sensing, crop models, in-field crop surveys, and other fieldwork to deliver actionable information on rice crop seasonality; area; yield; damage from flood, wind, or drought; and yield-reducing factors, such as diseases, animal pests, and weeds. PRISM is a 4-year R&D collaboration between the DA, Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), and sarmap, a Swiss developer of satellite and remote sensing mapping software.
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