NASA DEVELOP Project - Costa Rica Agriculture II Fall 2016

Objective: Analyzing Advantages of ECOSTRESS Data as a Tool for Drought Detection and Water Management Practices

Team: *David Comer, Sol Kim, Katherine Cavanaugh, Ian Heming (*indicates Team Lead)

Mentors: Dr. Christine Lee, Dr. Joshua Fisher

Partners at EARTH University: Dr. Johan Perret, Jose Eduardo Villalobos Leandro, Karim Abdalla Bolanos, Carol Lucia Fuentes Fallas

Community Concern:

Prolonged drought in Central America is causing water stress and crop loss in agricultural areas that are vital to the economic productivity and livelihood of residents
3.5 million people in Central America are food insecure, and that number will only increase as crop production decreases
Crop failure is contributing to rising unemployment levels, and as a result, Central American migration rates are increasing