News 2011

Nieuwe vacature

voor een agro-meteoroloog / productie ecoloog. More ....

New projects in W-Africa

New projects for crop yield monitoring and river flow forecasting with Agrhymet and Niger Basin Authority. More...

News 2010

FESA Micro-insurance

Meteosat based drought micro-insurance that reaches every farmer in Africa. Report on methodology, validation and contract design now available. More....

Drought in Europe

Serious drought may have dramatic consequences for European potato and cereal production. More...

Droogte in Europa

Ernstige droogte kan grote gevolgen hebben voor de Europese aardappel en graanproductie. Meer...

Good yields in southern Africa
High maize and sorghum yields are forecasted for the southern Africa region. More...

Global warming ?

Almost 30 year of Meteosat temperature data provide a valuable source to study climatic change. More...

Niger facing food shortage

2010/02/06 - Food security officials in Niger warn for hunger among 2.7 million inhabitants. Our sorghum yield estimate (left) confirms: about 10% below average production in Niger and large parts of Mali, Burkina and Chad. More..

News 2009

MoU on Red River signed in Vietnam

EARS and UNESCO-IHE have signed a cooperation agreement with the Hydro-Meteorological Service and the Water Resources University in Hanoi to develop a satellite based flow forecasting system for the Red River. More...

Serious yield deficits in East Africa

2009/08/20 - Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Burundi are facing serious crop yield shortages of 8 to 13% as a result of drought. More...

First 2009 FAST potato yield forecast

issued July 2nd for Europe. Initial yield expectations for Europe-5 are good, but for all Europe somewhat below average.

Minister Koenders visits EARS The Dutch Minister of Development Cooperation visits EARS to award the project FESA Micro-Insurance.

Yellow River forecasting operational

EARS and UNESCO-IHE complete satellite based drought monitoring and river flow forecasting system. Validation results are good.