Summary. A humanitarian crisis is underway in south asia along the border of myanmar and bangladesh in rakhine state

Little to no information is available related to food security production and crop risks. Current conditions in rakhine state are continuing to deteriorate with a reported half million displaced rohingya abandoning homelands and clashing with military and government institutions. Food and agriculture organization (FAO) approximates ~80% of this population is under nourished and suffer malnutrition. Objectives & products. Assess food security in the rakhine state region using multi-source remote sensing data. 1.) assess arable land cultivation / production and fallow / abandonment 2.) map and assess current crop conditions (growth stage calendar inundation phenology) 3.) assess fires map burnt areas and assess pattern between villages and crop product 4.) assess risks deviations and anomalies in croplands 5.) distribute information (maps reports tables) to partners and decision makers.