Nigeria space agency calls for greater African role in Earth observation
NASRDA urged wider continental cooperation on practical applications including agriculture, water and food security.
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Matthew Adepoju, director-general of Nigeria’s National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), called for stronger African participation in global Earth observation during a meeting with Group on Earth Observations (GEO) representatives in Abuja, described in an October 9 release. NASRDA said he urged Nigerian institutions to work more closely through GEO and AfriGEO.
The agency described space technology as a practical tool for work on climate change, agriculture, water resources, environmental monitoring and food security. NASRDA said it was ready to deepen cooperation with GEO and AfriGEO; the release did not announce a new agreement, programme budget or measured outcome.
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Meeting and cooperation agenda
NASRDA discussed cooperation through AfriGEO and practical uses of Earth-observation data with GEO representatives.
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Earth-observation cooperation announcement
NASRDA’s October 9 release described the GEO visit in Abuja and cooperation through AfriGEO; the meeting’s exact day was not stated.
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Summarizes the meeting and cooperation agenda stated by the source; no new agreement or outcome is inferred.
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- AgricultureSuggested
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