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What will be the new face of European agriculture in the coming years?

Rising temperatures pose risk for agriculture in Europe — but adaptation is under way with the help of climate data.

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Providing climate data that is useful for farmers is crucial for adapting Europe’s agriculture to weather and climate extremes. Several programmes within the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) are tailoring their climate data and models to help agriculture respond better to climate change.

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is using C3S data to improve crops; by looking at how the plants perform in various weather conditions, researchers focus on selecting cereal varieties resilient to drought and heat.

Read more here: https://www.euronews.com/2020/03/02/what-will-be-the-new-face-of-european-agriculture-in-the-coming-years

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