Satellite monitoring for maize, sunflower, wheat and rapeseed, from large southern and eastern farms to small plots, built for drought and area-based support checks.
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Farming in Romania
Romania's arable farming is concentrated in the plains of the south and east. Maize, sunflower, wheat, barley and rapeseed dominate across the Bărăgan, Dobruja, Moldavia, Banat and Oltenia. Soybean, sugar beet and potatoes are grown in smaller areas, with potatoes mainly in the Transylvanian and Carpathian foothills.
Farm structure is mixed. The south and east have many large commercial farms, while hill and mountain areas have many small family plots. Vines and plums are important perennial crops, with vineyards in Moldavia, Muntenia and Transylvania.
Map My Crop supports growers, agribusinesses, insurers and agencies in Romania. Both large field monitoring and small-plot boundary mapping are relevant here.
Main crops
Maize
A principal field crop of the plains, where water stress at flowering is the main yield risk.
Sunflower
A major oilseed of the south and east, grown across Dobruja, Moldavia and the Bărăgan.
Wheat
Winter wheat across the southern and western plains, with drought and heat in late spring the main risks.
Rapeseed
A winter oilseed in rotation with cereals, sensitive to winter conditions and spring drought.
Barley
Winter and spring barley grown alongside wheat for feed and malting.
Vines
Vineyards in Moldavia, Muntenia, Transylvania and other regions, monitored block by block.
Potatoes
Grown in the Transylvanian and Carpathian foothills, often on small plots.
What makes it hard
Recurring drought
Southern and eastern Romania has suffered repeated dry summers that cut crop yields. Much of the irrigation infrastructure built in earlier decades has aged, so many farms depend on rain. Soil moisture, water stress maps and field-level weather show which fields are under pressure.
Small plots and area-based checks
Many holdings have small or scattered plots, and support payments under the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) rely on declared parcels being checked, increasingly with satellite data. Accurate boundaries and crop records are needed at plot level.
Large farms and limited agronomy staff
Large commercial farms cover many thousands of hectares with a small team. Directed scouting, alerts and clear field rankings let a few agronomists cover far more land than they can walk.
How Map My Crop helps in Romania
Field monitoring for maize, sunflower and wheat
Follow vegetation, water stress and growth stage field by field, and rank fields by condition. Scouting tasks and photos are recorded in the app, and VRA maps export as ISO XML or shapefile for machinery that supports the ISOBUS format.
Plot boundaries and land-record checks
Map small and large parcels from satellite imagery down to 0.02 ha, link them to parcel registers such as LPIS where available and compare declared and measured area.
Declared and detected crop checks
Compare the crop declared on each parcel with the crop detected from imagery and total acreage by crop for a cooperative, a trader or a region.
Irrigation planning where water is available
Use soil moisture, evapotranspiration and forecast rain to plan how much water each irrigated field needs, and compare planned, recommended and applied water each week.
Drought exposure for lenders and insurers
Score drought and water stress per parcel and portfolio, watch fields after disbursement or cover starts, and validate claimed losses against weather records and before-and-after imagery.
How it starts
- Tell us your counties or regions, crops and whether you manage your own land, a supplier base or a financed portfolio.
- We map or import plot boundaries, identify crops where needed and begin monitoring from the current imagery.
- Your team works from maps, alerts and exports in the platform or through the API, with irrigation or risk modules added when needed.
Frequently asked questions
Does Map My Crop work for both large farms and small plots?
Yes. Boundary mapping works down to 0.02 ha, and field monitoring works for large regular fields as well as small or irregular ones.
Does it help with CAP area checks?
It gives accurate boundaries, detected crop labels and dated imagery that advisers and agencies can use as evidence. It does not replace the official checks run by the paying agency.
Can insurers and lenders use it to watch drought risk?
Yes. The Risk Intelligence Suite scores drought and water stress per parcel and portfolio and checks claims against weather records and imagery.
How do I get started?
Book a demo and tell us your crops and regions. We reply within one business day.