Kernel Partners With NASA Harvest to Advance Satellite Crop Monitoring

Kernel, Ukraine’s largest agroholding, is working on providing ground data to NASA Harvest to refine satellite models for crop analysis and soil management. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied (Photo by Kernel/Facebook) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Ukraine’s largest agricultural holding, Kernel, launched a partnership with NASA Harvest to provide field data to develop advanced satellite-based agricultural monitoring systems.  NASA Harvest, NASA’s global food security and agriculture consortium, uses satellite imagery and machine learning to evaluate crop structures and sustainability practices. By integrating real-time data from Ukrainian fields, the consortium refines its algorithms to confirm farming techniques and yield estimates. Kernel expects it will improve global analytical models for crop identification and soil tillage assessment. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . According to Kernel’s press release, the collaboration was implemented in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).  “Collaboration with NASA Harvest will allow for higher accuracy in data regarding environmental and climate performance,” Marta Trofimova, the Head of Sustainable Development at Kernel, is quoted in the press release . She noted that the partnership is vital to developing financial instruments and to preparing the Ukrainian agricultural sector to implement EU legislative requirements. Ukrainian agribusinesses are engaging with space technology. Last year Nibulon, a leading grain exporter and shipbuilder, also collaborated with NASA-Harvest. In 2024, the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB) began working with a consortium to bolster food security data. Other Topics of Interest Zelensky Says No Date Set for Witkoff, Kushner Kyiv Visit Speaking in Oslo, the Ukrainian president said it would be fair for the US envoys to come to Ukraine after having made repeated trips to Moscow to engage in peace talks. Founded in 1995, Kernel Holding S.A. is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of sunflower oil, accounting for approximately 8% of global production. Before the Enselco acquisition , the holding managed a land bank of around 600,000 hectares. While its core business remains focused on large-scale farming, the company has increasingly diversified into renewable energy and maritime logistics, exporting to more than 60 countries worldwide. Mariіa Boltryk has been a journalist since 2022 and has been working for Ukraine's leading news agency Interfax-Ukraine. At Kyiv Post, she covers macroeconomics in Ukraine and business-related topics.