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Agrometeorological and remotely sensing data can
provide information in respect of a wide range of applications such
as: estimation of potential productivity of a region and comparison
with the actual productivity; inventory of natural resources such
as length of growing period, water availability, water, solar and
wind energy, biomass, and their spatial and temporal variability;
identification of new crop management techniques and agrometeorological
strategies for improved application of information on the climatic
factors and their annual variability; planning land management projects
on the basis of climate and soil patterns to improve the utilization
of natural resources, limit the constraints of adverse conditions;
planning of farming practices.
Communication to farmers
Agrometeorological information, used for decision
making, represents part of a continuum that begins with scientific
knowledge and understanding and ends with evaluation of the information.
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Crop Insurance
Crop insurance is normally
purchased by farmers to protect themselves against crop failures due
to natural disasters, such as floods, hail, and drought. Crop insurance
may also be subsidized by the government. <more>
Crop monitoring and forecasting
Analysis of meteorological and climatic
data allows to provide near real-time information about the crop
state, in quality and quantity, with the possibility of early warning
on alarm/alert situations so that timely interventions can be planned
and undertaken. <more>
Frost protection
The goal is to provide to the farming communities
of a better understand of freeze protection and to develop strategies
to combat crop losses due to freezing. <more>
Response farming
Response farming focuses on water and
its management at farm level. <more>
Methods and tools
Related links and publications <more>
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