Deforestation Monitoring of Smallholder Cocoa Farms with Google Earth Engine

This Omdena Local Chapter Challenge runs for 7 weeks and is a unique experience to try and grow your skills in a collaborative and safe environment with a diverse mix of people from all over the world. 

You will work on solving a local problem, initiated by Kumasi, Ghana Chapter.

The problem

Deforestation and land degradation have been on the ascendency for the past 10 years which is affecting cocoa productivity, a major economic cash crop in Ghana, and also the environment as a whole due to activities of artisanal small-scale miners and also the expansion of farmlands by farmers.

The goals

• Determine land areas inside smallholder farmers affected by deforestation since 2014 percentage of farmlands affected by deforestation.
• Suggest the number of shade trees to be planted for restoration efforts.
• Determine the amount of carbon emissions caused by the deforestation.

Why join? The uniqueness of Omdena Local Chapter Challenges

Omdena Local Chapter Challenges are not a competition or hackathon but a real-world project that will grow your experience to a new level. A unique learning experience with the potential to make an impact through the outcome of the project. You will go through an entire data science project lifecycle. This covers problem scoping, data collection, and preparation, as well as modeling for deployment. And the best part is that you will join the global and collaborative community of Omdena with tons of benefits to accelerate your career.

Read more on how Omdena´s Local Chapters work