Maria Blanco

CAPRI network member since 2005

Affiliation

Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Department of Agricultural Economics

ETSI Agrónomos, Avda. Complutense 3, 28040 Madrid, Spain

Contact

Telephone: ++34-913-36 3267

E-mail: maria.blanco@upm.es

Current responsibilities

• Development of a water sub-module
• Update and enhancement of the biofuel module

Major contributions to CAPRI

• Update and enhancement of the CAPRI baseline
• Development of the biofuel module

CAPRI projects

• Contribution to EU FP7 project ULYSSES, Understanding and coping with food markets voLatilitY towards more Stable World and EU food SystEmS (2012-2015)
• Contribution to ENgAGE Framework project Feasibility study to include water into the CAPRI model (2011-2012)
• Contribution to FP VII project CAPRI-RD (2009-2013)
• Co-ordination of Tender project IPTS-Biofuel, Integrated Impact Assessment of an Increase in Biofuel Demand in Europe: The Economic and Technological Dimension (2009-2010)
• Contribution to FP VI project SEAMLESS, System for Environmental and Agricultural Modelling; Linking European Science and Society(2005-2009)

Publications, project reports and conference contributions

Blanco M., Van Doorslaer B., Britz W. (2012). Assessing agriculture-water relationships: a Pan-European multidimensional modelling approach. 126th EAAE Seminar, “New challenges for EU agricultural sector and rural areas. Which role for public policy?” , Capri (Italy), June 27-29, 2012.

Blanco M., García-Germán S., Bardají I. (2011). El modelo de ayudas directas en la PAC post-2013: Análisis de impactos de escenarios potenciales. Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales , 11 (2): 83-108.

Becker A., Adenaeuer M., Blanco-Fonseca M. (2010). Impacts of European biofuel policies on agricultural markets and environment under consideration of 2nd generation technologies and international trade. Selected paper presented at the IATRC Public Trade Policy Research and Analysis Symposium "Climate Change in World Agriculture: Mitigation, Adaptation, Trade and Food Security," June 27 - 29, 2010, Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart (Germany)

Blanco-Fonseca M., Burrell A., Gay S.H., Henseler M., Kavallari A., M’Barek R., Pérez Domínguez I., Tonini A. (2010). Impacts of the EU biofuel target on agricultural markets and land use: a comparative modelling assessment. Reference Report by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies. ISBN 978-92-79-16310-4.

Becker A., Adenaeuer M., Blanco-Fonseca M., Witzke P. (2010). Development of a biofuel database for the CAPRI modelling system. Technical Paper 2010:1, Institute for Food and Ressource Economics (ILR), Editior: Prof. Dr. Thomas Heckelei.

Blanco-Fonseca M. (2010). Literature Review of Methodologies to Generate Baselines for Agriculture and Land Use , CAPRI-RD Deliverable D4.1.

Louhichi K., Kanellopoulos A., Janssen S., Flichman G., Blanco M., Hengsdijk H., Heckelei T., Berentsen P., Lansink A.O., Van Ittersum M. (2010). FSSIM, a bio-economic farm model for simulating the response of EU farming systems to agricultural and environmental policies. Agricultural Systems 103: 585-597.

Blanco M., Cortignani R., Severini S. (2008). Evaluating Changes in Cropping Patterns due to the 2003 CAP Reform. An Ex-post Analysis of Different PMP Approaches Considering New Activities. Paper to the 107th EAAE Seminar "Modeling of Agricultural and Rural Development Policies". Sevilla, Spain, January 29th - February 1st, 2008.