Objective
To ensure sustainable agriculture, it is essential to use more data-driven information. To achieve this, the project will update agro-climatic statistics and develop prototypes for field work and weather damage.
Activities and Results
An agrometeorological database will be compiled, encompassing long-term and recent growing season meteorological and agricultural data from various sources. This data will include information on crop damage from field stations, the national monitoring system, weather data from post-analysis, remote sensing, and from stakeholders, including farmers.
Based on this database, modern agro-climatic statistics and regionalization will be created, presented as both maps and tables. Prototypes will include location-based statistical maps of weather damage from the last decade, as well as mapping applications that allow assessing the impact of weather on selected crops and determining regional agricultural work timeframes.
The project will also update plant protection reference values and present policy recommendations for flexible implementation. Stakeholder needs will be assessed through collaboration, and project results will be presented at events and in publications.
Duration: January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2026
Principal Investigator: Piia Post
Funding: 157,376 EUR
Funder: Estonian Research Council (ETAg)