Crop calendars are a fundamental component of agricultural production monitoring systems since they help analysts to focus on the seasons when different crop types are actually growing in the field. The Earth Observation based early warning system ASAP (Anomaly hot Spots of Agricultural...

A severe drought is currently affecting southern Africa and the Zambezi basin, with extremely dry and warm conditions from October 2023 to March 2024. Heatwaves are exacerbating the impacts of the lack of precipitation. The average temperature is abnormally high, registering record values since...

During 2023, all Amazonian countries recorded the lowest July to September rainfall in over 40 years. Rainfall anomalies in the Brazilian States of western Amazonia, particularly Amazonas, range from 100 to 350 mm below normal corresponding to about 40-50% reduction compared to the average...

In recent years, droughts have had substantial impacts on nearly all regions of the EU, affecting several critical systems such as agriculture, water supply, energy, river transportation, and ecosystems. These impacts are projected to further increase due to climate change. While some of the...

This report presents the first EU-wide individual farm level model (IFM-CAP) aiming to assess the impacts of CAP towards 2020 on farm economics and environmental effects. The rationale for such a farm-level model is based on the increasing demand for a micro simulation tool capable to model...

This report presents the first EU-wide individual farm level model (IFM-CAP) aiming to assess the impacts of CAP towards 2020 on farm economics and environmental effects. The rationale for such a farm-level model is based on the increasing demand for a micro simulation tool capable to model...

Analysing stylised scenarios with economic modelling tools reveals complex relations, incentives and trade-offs of the different policy instruments, in particular regarding the environmental dimension. Marginal areas of the EU are most vulnerable to drastic policy changes.

Accession to the European Union (EU) is undoubtedly a political goal for the Western Balkan (WB) countries, even though these countries are at different stages of integration with the EU. The adaptation and the modernisation of agriculture play important roles in this process and they are...

Accession to the European Union (EU) is undoubtedly a political goal for the Western Balkan (WB) countries, even though these countries are at different stages of integration with the EU. The adaptation and the modernisation of agriculture play important roles in this process and they are...