Satellite mapping reveals agricultural slowdown in Latin America
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 15:00
in Earth & Climate
For the first time, satellite mapping of Latin America shows that the continent's agricultural expansion has waned in the wake of the global economic downturn, according to research. The study involved the first large-scale mapping of changes in cropland and pastureland over more than a decade at the continental scale, using satellite imagery.