Agricultural intensification scenarios for the EU

Home laboratory: Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences (IEES Paris), France

Host laboratory: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
 

Duration: Sept. 2–Nov. 29, 2024

I will spend three months in Sweden to benefit from the expertise of Rasmus Einarsson, who is at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Einarsson was highly involved in developing the Generalised Representation of Agrofood Systems (GRAFS) model, which will play a central role in my thesis. This model can be used to describe nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon fluxes in past, present, and future agrifood systems. While Einarsson will mainly contribute to the first phase of my research, we will continue to collaborate throughout my thesis. The goal of the first research phase is to improve the model’s predictive abilities with a view to developing potential scenarios towards the 2050 time horizon. The hope is that the model will be able to function at a subnational scale within Europe and consider the effects of climate change, changes in agricultural practices, and shifts in land-use patterns.