Pioneering the use of Earth Observation for Agriculture Eco-Schemes
Eco-schemes are a key new feature of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), aimed at supporting farmers in adopting sustainable practices that reduce the negative environmental and climate impacts of agriculture. By participating in eco-schemes, farmers are incentivized by the EU to preserve natural resources and deliver public goods, which offer societal benefits that are not captured by market prices. Eco-schemes are instrumental in advancing the objectives of the European Green Deal and in meeting the targets outlined in the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy, which together aim to create a more sustainable and resilient food system in Europe.
Pioneering the use of Earth Observation for Agriculture Eco-Schemes
Eco-schemes are a key new feature of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), aimed at supporting farmers in adopting sustainable practices that reduce the negative environmental and climate impacts of agriculture. By participating in eco-schemes, farmers are incentivized by the EU to preserve natural resources and deliver public goods, which offer societal benefits that are not captured by market prices. Eco-schemes are instrumental in advancing the objectives of the European Green Deal and in meeting the targets outlined in the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy, which together aim to create a more sustainable and resilient food system in Europe.
The main objectives of the project
- Develop innovative EO-based methods, indicators, products, tools and services to support the European Commission’s New Common Agricultural Policy and its Eco-schemes.
- Demonstrate and validate the developed methods in collaboration with Paying Agencies, and be able to integrate them into a national Area Monitoring System (AMS).
"Pioneering the use of Earth Observation for Agriculture Eco-Schemes"
"Pioneering the use of Earth Observation for Agriculture Eco-Schemes"
National Paying Agencies are the key Early Adopters that drive the project implementation by the definition of the user requirements, the scope, and pilot regions for use case demonstrations and validating the added value of the EO-based information in their working environments.
The project is being carried out in collaboration with Paying Agencies from four countries - Czechia, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Spain - representing a range of diverse agro-climatic regions.
Five use cases have been defined for method development and demonstration, conducted across four countries based on the interest expressed by individual Paying Agencies. Furthermore, two farmer-focused use cases have also been implemented.
Project funding
The project is funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of the 'Pioneer Earth Observation Applications for the Environment (PEOPLE) Lot-1' initiative, under the Earth Observation Science for Society element of the ESA FutureEO-1 Programme.
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Czech Republic
+420 271 741 935
www.gisat.cz
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Czech Republic
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