CropWat data
File type: Various data file
A .cro file contains crop data used by the CropWat water requirement and irrigation planning software.
It is an input data file for CropWat on Microsoft Windows.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 7, 2026
CropWat, also known as CROPWAT, is a decision-support program developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It calculates crop water requirements and irrigation scheduling from climate, soil, crop and related agricultural data.
The cro file extension identifies a CropWat crop-data file. The file stores crop parameters that CropWat uses in its calculations.
The format belongs to the CropWat software ecosystem and is intended for use with the Microsoft Windows version of the program.
Open the cro file in CropWat on Microsoft Windows. Use the program's crop-data or input-file commands to load it; opening the file directly may not work if the program does not associate the extension automatically.
There is no commonly used general-purpose application for opening this format.
The cro file extension is a specialized CropWat input format and is not generally converted to document or image formats.
To reuse the data in another application, open it in CropWat and manually transfer the crop parameters or use any data-export facilities provided by the installed program.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving cro files:
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