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Rethinking crop rotations for future climates

As European agriculture is facing more intense droughts, irregular rainfall and declining yields, Horizon Europe project TRANSFORM supports farmers to develop more resilient cropping systems, which are better adapted to the climates of tomorrow.

Objectives

What is TRANSFORM?

TRANSFORM brings together farmers, researchers, advisors and regional stakeholders to develop climate-smart agricultural practices. The focus is on innovative crop rotations as a nature-based solution to support agriculture in its adaptation to the challenges of climate change.

Cutting-edge scientific research and practical field experience are combined within the project. TRANSFORM integrates climate modelling, agronomic simulations, economic analysis and data visualisation to anticipate how crops will perform in future climate conditions.

These innovations are applied in 8 pilot regions in Europe’s Atlantic biogeographic area to design new cropping systems that are productive, profitable, environmentally sound and tailored to the local area.

Funded through the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, TRANSFORM was launched in 2024 to  contribute to making agriculture more climate-resilient and to reach the goals of the EU Mission: Adaptation to Climate Change.

Activities

Impact

TRANSFORM aims to provide decision-support tools that can be used across Europe to: