In addition, farmers are facing an exceptional range of difficulties and uncertainties. In particular, recent years have been characterised by a substantial number of extreme meteorological events, including droughts and flooding in various parts of the Union. Those events affect output and revenue, and also have a significant impact on the execution and calendar of normal agronomic practices. The high energy and input prices and uncertainties resulting from Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the cost of living, inflation, the 2023 drop in cereal production value and the change in international trade flows have led to further uncertainties and pressures on farmers. The concurrence of those events exerts a heavy pressure on farmers to adapt the management of their holdings and the execution of agronomic practices, as managers of natural resources and as economic actors.
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