Satellites offer a privileged view on terrestrial ecosystems and a unique possibility to evaluate their status for estimating the reliability of the ecosystem services they provide. We implement an indicator...
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Numerous meta-analyses have been conducted in the last three decades to assess the productive and environmental benefits resulting from a diversification of cropping systems. These meta-analyses assessed one...
A mixture of rich content, targeted learning strategies, dynamic screens, interactive tests, exercises with reinforcement feedback and illustrative case studies make often complex topics...
This yearly summary reviews the main climate extremes described by the WMO state of the climate preliminary report for 2018 that had an impact on agricultural production according to JRC’s agricultural...
The principal objections to the proposition that organic agriculture can contribute significantly to the global food supply are low yields and insufficient quantities of organically acceptable fertilizers. We...
Accurate and reliable information on the spatial distribution of major crops is needed for detecting possible production deficits with the aim of preventing food security crises and anticipating response planning...
The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission operationally monitors semi-arid countries using Earth Observation (EO) systems. This contribution describes the application of a new method for assessing...