Project Description

In the context of a rapidly growing global population, increasing crop production is essential to meet the rising food demand. However, abiotic stressors, such as droughts and heat waves, and biotic threats, including pests and diseases, which are becoming more frequent due to climate change, threaten crop productivity and necessitate the proactive adaptation of agricultural management. The Earth Observation based Digital Twin for Resilient Agriculture under Multiple Stressors EOAgriTwin project which is an innovative component of the European Space Agency’s Digital Twin Earth (ESA DTE) initiatives aims to create a virtual replica of agricultural systems to monitor crop conditions and production under various stressors. The objectives of the project are to enhance the understanding of cropping systems under biotic and abiotic stresses and to derive actionable insights and information to support sustainable food production and global food security.