Inbal Becker-Reshef

Inbal Becker-Reshef received the Ph.D. degree in geographical sciences from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, in 2012. She is currently the Director of NASA Harvest which is NASA's Global Program on Food Security and Agriculture, made up of a diverse consortium of over 50 partners from the public and private sectors, focused on advancing the use of satellite observations across the agricultural sector. She is currently a Research Professor with the Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, and an Adjunct Professor with the University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. Her work is focused on the application of satellite observations for agricultural monitoring from the field to global scales, supporting decisions in food security, sustainability, and agricultural markets. She worked closely with national and international partners to initiate the GEO Global Agricultural Monitoring (GEOGLAM) Program, adopted by the G20 in 2011 under the action plan on food price volatility and agriculture where she leads the Crop Monitor initiative.