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FIGURE B3.10<br />

<strong>Crop</strong> production forecast by means of remote sensing<br />

Source: http://www.crts.gov.ma/thematiques/agriculture/prevision-de-la-production-agricole.<br />

Annex B3.2 - The JRC-MARS <strong>Crop</strong> <strong>Yield</strong> <strong>Forecasting</strong> System<br />

(MCYFS)<br />

As mentioned above (see Annex B.1.2), the JRC has developed the MCYFS, a crop yield<br />

forecasting system that provides timely forecasts of crop production, including biofuel crops,<br />

for Europe and other strategic areas (EU Countries, Maghreb, European part of Russia,<br />

Ukraine, Belarus) (Figure B.3.11 below). The MCYFS monitors crop vegetation growth<br />

(cereals, oil seed crops, protein crops, sugar beet, potatoes, pastures, rice), including the<br />

short-term effects of meteorological events on crop production. It also provides seasonal<br />

yield forecasts of key European crops (wheat, maize, etc.).<br />

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<strong>Crop</strong> <strong>Yield</strong> <strong>Forecasting</strong>: Methodological and Institutional Aspects

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