Favourable end-of-season conditions. Sowing and harvesting still delayed in parts of central and south-eastern Europe. ...
Too dry, then too wet. Rainfall brings mixed blessings to Europe’s drought-hit regions. Warm and dry summer weather followed by abundant, but sometimes excessive, rainfall in the second half of the analysis period hampered field work in large parts of Europe. ...
Severe drought in south-eastern Europe Overall, EU-level yield forecast for summer crops close to 5-year average. ...
Reduced yield outlook for summer crops. Dry conditions in western, northern-central, and south-eastern Europe. At EU level, the yield forecasts for almost all summer crops were revised downwards but remain above or near the 5-year average. Compared to the figures reported in July...
Sustained positive outlook for summer crops. Substantial rainfall had mixed effects on yield forecasts for winter crops. Close-to-average weather conditions, with welldistributed rainfall and relatively few hot spells, have been favourable to crops in many parts of Europe. Extrem...
With the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) proposal for post-2020, there will be greater subsidiarity. Member States (MS) will have flexibility in the choice of environmental interventions to adapt them to their local needs. The project aimed to assess the extent to which measures...
The Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission develops and implements the Commission’s policies on food safety and public health. Its Directorate for Health and food audits and analysis (“the Directorate”) dedicates most of its resources to Commiss...
Yield forecasts for winter crops further reduced. Improved outlook for grain maize and sunflower. At EU level, the yield forecasts for winter cereals and rapeseed were revised downwards by around 2 %, mainly because of sharp downward revisions for France, Romania and the Benelux ...
Reduced yield expectations at EU level. Positive outlook in Mediterranean region and northern Europe. ...
Winter crops in good condition, despite lack of rain. Spring sowing and emergence challenged by dry conditions. ...
The Mediterranean region is characterised by very limited arable land resources, 95% of which are already farmed (UfM, 2016). With almost no room left for the expansion of cultivated areas, the future of Mediterranean agriculture and its contribution to food security relies on th...
Exceptionally mild winter and start to spring. So far beneficial to winter crops in northern, central and eastern Europe. ...
The main objective of the report is to assess whether images produced by the PlanetScope sensors are suitable for usage in CwRS programme, specifically in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The benchmarking presented herein aims at evaluating the usability of PlanetScope image...
Member States affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have often resorted to shelter in place orders to stop the virus from spreading widely. These orders have affected many economic activities, but are designed to prevent a shutdown of those essential activities that are meant to keep...
Depuis maintenant plus de 10 ans, le Sénégal a mis en place un programme de subvention des intrants agricoles qui permet aux agriculteurs bénéficiaires de disposer d’engrais, de semences, et même de matériels agricoles à des prix réduits (pour les semences et l’engrais, cette réd...
The 2013 EU strategy on adaptation to climate change aims at contributing to a more climate-resilient Europe. However, there are still large gaps in understanding and characterising climate impacts in Europe and how impacts in the rest of the world could affect Europe. This repor...
Retail alliances (RAs) are not a new phenomenon, but the increasing number of alliances of large retail chains over the past decade and their international dimension, have generated renewed attention. This report looks into the potential impact of RAs on the agricultural and food...
A proficiency test (PT) on the measurements of 131I, 134Cs and 137Cs in maize powder was organised by European Commission Directorate-General (EC DG) Joint Research Centre in Geel on request of the EC DG for Energy. This PT was an integral part of the EC's work of realising v...
This report presents the FSSIM-Dev (Farming System Simulator for Developing Countries) model, which is one of the decision-making tools developed by the JRC to provide independent evidence-based policy analysis in the areas of food and nutrition security and sustainable agricultu...
This report highlights the importance of assessing emission mitigation from a multi-dimensional perspective. For this, a quantitative framework to analyse the potential contribution of different technological mitigation options in EU agriculture is described in this report. Withi...
Kenya, such as other African countries, is particularly concerned about the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal #2 (SDG #2: zero hunger), and its associated consequences for the society. Empirical evidence about food security and nutrition in Kenya accounts for defici...
Marketing standards have been a feature of the CAP since its early days, with a view to taking into account the expectations of consumers and to contributing to the improvement of the economic conditions for the production and marketing of agricultural products, as well as to the...
The study aims to collect economic data on each of the 3 207 products registered under the geographical indication (GI)/Traditional Specialities Guaranteed (TSG) schemes in the EU over the 2011-2017 period. It covers four schemes: agricultural products and foodstuffs (Reg. (EU) N...
Marketing standards have been a feature of agricultural and food product quality policy in the overall framework of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) since its early days. EU marketing standards have usually been defined by sectors or products; they serve the purpose of taking...
This study is an update and expansion of a previous study: “Value of production of agricultural products and foodstuffs, wines, aromatised wines and spirits protected by a geographical indication (GI)” (Tender N° AGRI–2011–EVAL–04) performed in 2012 for the Directorate-General fo...
This publication for kids presents in a light and entertaining way the 27 Member States of the EU along with their main agricultural outputs. The name of each country is presented in its official language. ...
Justin was planning to go on holiday with his friends, but instead his parents take him to stay on a farm. He soon finds himself caught up in an adventure in which he discovers how modern farming can produce high-quality food, while also contributing to the European economy and p...
What is grey literature? It is literature produced by non-commercial publishers, such as public institutions, universities, research institutes and civil society. It contains a lot of useful content, but is often hard to find as it is scattered across different locations. EIGE ha...
Strengthening the socio-economic fabric of rural areas is a key CAP objective, including generational renewal (GR). This evaluation assessed how the current CAP affects GR in rural Europe, also local development and jobs. It examined Young Farmer (YF) and other CAP measures aimin...
Cette analyse rétrospective sur la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle au Mali est un document devant permettre de mieux suivre de manière régulière l’évolution de la situation d’insécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle, ainsi que de certains facteurs directement liés. C’est c...
In Niger, one of the key objectives of agricultural policy is to promote the development of small-scale irrigation infrastructure in order to diversify agricultural production, extend the growing season, increase land productivity and secure farmers’ incomes. Small-scale irrigati...
L'agriculture en Côte d'Ivoire est le fait de différents types de systèmes de production, qui diffèrent grandement les uns et les autres, en termes de taille, d'accès aux ressources de production (travail, capital) ou encore de droits fonciers. Certaines régions combi...
Agriculture and forestry are battlegrounds in the fight against climate change. Europe is being adversely affected and is taking initiatives in response. The European Union is a frontrunner in tackling climate change, and has the most advanced climate, energy and environmental le...
The Circular Economy Action Plan adopted in 2015 aims to turn Europe’s economy into a more sustainable economy, boosting Europe’s global competitiveness, promoting sustainable economic growth and generating new jobs. The actions in the plan seek to close the life-cycle loop of pr...
The Turopolje pig breed is a Croatian autochthonous pig breed native of the Turopolje, a region of Posavina between the Sava and Kupa rivers near Zagreb. The presence of Turopolje pig in the area has been testified since the 6th century, which made it considered as one of the old...
The “Gwell”, a traditional product from the milk of local cow breed “Bretonne Pie Noir”, is a raw milk- based preparation of “gros lait”. Today Gwell is available to consumers only directly from producers and through local food markets ...
The Filderkraut/ Filderspitzkraut project is part of the study "Preparatory action on EU plant and animal genetic resources in agriculture". The Preparatory action has been initiated by the European Parliament and financed by the European Commission. The objectives of t...
Plant and animal genetic resources used in agriculture for food production are the biological basis for global food and nutrition security. These resources have a significant economic potential, contributing with their specific qualities to breeding programmes or producing qualit...
The benefits of genetic diversity in agriculture are wide-ranging, both environmental and economic. A rich genetic heritage allows adaptation to changes in the climate, in pests and diseases and in the ways products are used. Farmers can use genetic resources to maintain varied t...
Plant and animal genetic resources (PGRs and AnGRs) used in agriculture for food production are the biological basis for global food and nutrition security. Based on their specific qualities, these resources have a significant economic potential contributing to breeding programme...
This user guide aims to be a hands-on, easy to read document that provides a checklist of topics to be considered which benefits everyone aiming to set up a new ‒ or reflecting on an existing ‒ valorisation project of genetic resources. This guide presents examples of animal bree...
Climate smart agriculture (CSA) aims to combine the objectives of agricultural systems to support food security with responding to the need for climate adaptation and utilizing the potential for mitigation. This study aims to build and test a monitoring tool for climate smart agr...
To prepare food production for the future, we need more innovation, we must reap the full potential of technology, and we need creative financing. The food sector is a strategic part of the European economy, but it faces many complex challenges: - The sector is afraid of risk - S...
