eLEAF at NSO Space for Food Security event
eLEAF was well represented at the NSO Space for Food Security event. Our CEO Boudewijn van Silfhout took part in an NSO-lead conversation to further improve the impact of Earth Observation technology. How do we make this industry more valuable to the world, and what can we learn from our colleagues in the industry? Also eLEAF’s Abdur Rahim Safi, Annemarie […]
What eLEAF is all about – a short video
In this video, our CEO Boudewijn van Silfhout talks about what eLEAF is about and what eLEAF does on a day tot day basis. Are you curious about what we do? Check out the video! If you want to know where it all started, definitely check out eLEAF’s story.
WaPORACT in World Water Week 2022
We invite you to visit our online exhibition “From Data to Action: Translating open-access data into actionable information to improve agricultural water productivity” at the World Water Week 2022 (23 Aug – 01 Sep). The virtual booth is to exhibit the WaPORACT, an open-access tools package developed by eLEAF, under the WaterPIP project (funded by the Dutch Foreign Ministry)that enables […]
FarmCover II
Scaling Up Agricultural Insurance in Togo This project started in October 2021 and is set for two years. The overall objective of the project is: Increase the resilience of small-scale farmers against climate-related risks in Togo. The objectives of the project will be achieved by carrying out the following main activities: Awareness & Marketing Campaign […]
Index Insurance in Uganda
A real business with the potential to serve millions. This project started in October 2021 and is set for two years. In the project, the Government of Uganda through the Ministries of Agriculture and Finance with the Uganda Agricultural Insurance Scheme, are very important public partners. The overall objective of the project is: Increase the […]
Field trip to Kampala, Uganda
The first week of July (2022) our colleague Joost van der Woerd went to Kampala, Uganda. He attented the half-yearly project meeting with the partners Agro Consortium, OKO, Agriculture Reinsurance Consultants to align on progress in scaling up the index insurance services. Exploring how to best serve the Ugandan market with reliable and robust satellite-based index insurance […]
Accelerating eLEAF
Itility Group and AIC investing in growth On May 12th, the Itility Group, a software and data service provider in manufacturing, energy, and agritech, and the Agricultural Intelligence Centre AIC, a network/platform for agri and climate technology, acquired a majority stake in eLEAF. Wageningen-based company eLEAF is a leading Earth Observation company. eLEAF specializes in satellite-based data […]
New paper on irrigation mapping by Joost Brombacher et al
Now published in Agricultural Water Management: A novel evapotranspiration based irrigation quantification method using the hydrological similar pixels algorithm. Joost Brombacher: “We are proud to present our new paper, published in Agricultural Water Management (https://lnkd.in/gCDmrWHM), where we use eLEAF‘s high-resolution evapotranspiration estimates and the novel Hydrological Similar Pixels (HSP) approach to estimate the irrigation water use at farm […]
A Field Visit to Australia
A field visit in Australia by our colleagues Joost Brombacher and Steven Wonink. They discussed in person how remote sensing data can contribute to improving water use efficiency, nature conservation, and agronomy decision support. Joost Brombacher: “Last two weeks we had the privilege to travel to Australia for the WaterSENSE project. During our trip, we met many local private and […]
WaterSENSE Workshop
During the latest WaterSENSE workshop Abdur Rahim Safi, on behalf of eLEAF, presented various vegetation condition indicators to assess and monitor wetlands vegetation by using remote sensing data. Abdur Rahim Safi: “Very interesting to see the enormous potential to use and combine remote sensing data with modelling, to address pressing water issues in Australia.” Thank you Daniel Lovell from Goulburn-Murray Water for […]