 Uruguay Streamlines Livestock TraceabilityGIS helps Uruguay's Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fishery keep track of 11.5 million livestock with individual electronic identification.
ArcNews, Winter 2012
 Sustaining National Food Supply and SecurityGIS helps USDA manage operations so that APHIS can quickly respond when the nation's agriculture and forests are threatened.
ArcNews, Winter 2012
 Agriculture Pulls All Maps Into a Single PortalUsing Esri’s Portal for ArcGIS, USDA Agriculture maps and GIS data are being migrated to a single portal to reduce duplication in the agency's GIS and make high-quality maps more accessible to the public.
Nextgov, August 2011
 More Crops Per DropNetherlands-based firms WaterWatch and Basfood formed eLEAF to support global solutions for agriculture and the environment with data they collect on vegetation, water, and climate.
Far Eastern Agriculture, May 2012
Mitigating Risks to Smallholder FarmsEsri’s Nonprofit Organization Program provides software and support to organizations whose focus is on environmental and humanitarian initiatives, enabling them to use GIS technology to fulfill their objectives.
FARMD, May 2012
 Esri Geospatial Technology Promotes Local Food Systems in USMap shows many USDA-supported projects and programs related to local and regional food systems for the years 2009–2011.
Esri News, March 2012
Balancing the inputs and outputs on a farm is fundamental to its success and profitability. The ability of GIS to analyze and visualize agricultural environments and workflows has proven to be very beneficial to those involved in the farming industry.
From mobile GIS in the field to the scientific analysis of production data at the farm manager's office, GIS is playing an increasing role in agriculture production throughout the world by helping farmers increase production, reduce costs, and manage their land more efficiently.
Success Stories
See how agricultural organizations benefit from the use of geographic analysis and GIS.
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