Posted on February, 21, 2025 at 08:57 am
Nibulon is partnering with NASA Harvest, NASA’s food security and agriculture program, to enhance food security.
The collaboration combines satellite data and analytics with Nibulon’s expertise in grain production and agricultural practices.
“Partnering with Nibulon provides NASA Harvest with valuable insights into estimating major crop production in Ukraine, aiding the Ukrainian government in assessing yields across both free and occupied territories,” said Oleksandra Oliinyk, Ukraine strategic partnerships manager. “By utilizing Nibulon’s field data, we enhance our research by verifying and calibrating our crop recognition models. The strategic location of Nibulon’s fields in Mykolaivs’ka Oblast, near the front line, allows us to gather real ground data as close as possible to occupied areas. This is crucial, as access to on-the-ground data from occupied territories is not possible. Nibulon’s expertise and knowledge of the region are therefore indispensable to our work.”
By combining NASA Harvest’s expertise in remote sensing with Nibulon’s experience in agricultural production, it can help ensure a more sustainable and resilient future for global food systems, the partners said.
“Despite the challenges in the agricultural sector, we had the courage to rethink our approach to agricultural production, shifting our focus to efficiency and profitability through investment,” said Oleg Veselov, director of agricultural production at Nibulon. “As a result, we saw tangible returns in the first year of operating under this new model — achieving profitability (ЕВІТDA) growth from $200/ha to $800/ha, depending on the region, and increasing production by 60% compared to the previous year. We sincerely thank our partner, NASA Harvest, for their support and valuable data that guided our management decisions.”
Source: World Grain