December 6, 2010December 6, 2010 by Luigi Guarino

European production and yield data online

Just a quick addendum to the recent discussion of maps of crop production statistics. I’ve found a source of geographical data on crop production for Europe. And also one on yield forecasting in Europe (and elsewhere) based on satellite imagery.

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