Climate change and its impact on the change of rice production and related industries in al-Qadisiyah Governorate for the 2022 Agriculture season, using digital processing of Sentinel-2 data

Abstract EN

The process of monitoring any crop, nowadays and determining its needs is still facing a great difficulty in developing countries due to the lack of data.

therefore, remote sensing data of multiple spectra and different times are effective tools to support monitoring systems and recognize the needs of plants in appropriate time.

the present study uses multi-source data sentinel 2, landsat 7 & 8, which are multi-bands to determine the adequacy of irrigation water for rice.

by using the band–ratio method, researchers are able to analyze spectral information.

in the same vein, researchers used sentinel 2 data as a basis of medium spatial and spectral accuracy to monitor the farms in the territory rice of iraq in al-qadisiyah governorate.

the results of the digital analysis indicate that the crop does not get sufficient irrigation water.

as a result, the expected yield is currently estimated at 450 kg/acre only, which is a very low level of productivity as a direct result of climate change and draught in addition to unfair water policies of the upstream countries (turkey & iran).

therefore, we find that the danger of climate change and its effects seems to be evident through its impact on the productivity of this important strategic crop for the iraqi people.

moreover, this method can contribute to estimating the irrigation time and determining the area that can be successfully cultivated of rice or other crops during the dry season.

the phenological dataset can also be used with multi-source remote sensing data to explore the crop area and monitor its condition during the season.