AGENT-BASED SUPPORT TOOL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE POLICIES

Results obtained and presented in the poster:

• Based on our methodology and set of ontologies for data characterization, the Agricultural Research Data Index Tool (ARDIT) has been developed serving as a central entry point for locating useful datasets useful for agricultural research.
• A Data Warehouse for agriculture policy impact assessment data management has been developed as a fundamental component for the storage, processing, and exchange of data.
• The data extraction module has been developed, for the location, extraction, and storage of all types of data necessary for the use of the different tools and modules.
• The data fusion module has been developed, for the integration and blending of individual datasets to constitute enriched datasets that are used for the operation of the different AGRICORE modules.
• Several modules have been developed which will feed the AGRICORE model: The land market module, the market module, the environmental and climate IAM, the ecosystem services IAM and the Policy Environment Module [ ].
• The AGRICORE model has been tested in 3 different use cases (Andalusia, Poland and Greece) by making predictions before policies are implemented (ex-ante analysis) evaluating the policies’ impact after their implementation (ex-post analysis).