Israel
General information
Name of region | Israel |
Global Environmental Zone(s) (Metzger) | N. Hot and dry |
Population density (persons per km2) | |
Contact (general) | Iddo Kan |
Contact (ag. scenarios) | Ruslana Palatnik |
Location (NUTS code) | IL |
Dominant regional farming system(s) (SEAMLESS nomenclature) |
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The three most important farming systems in region (SEAMLESS nomenclature) |
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Main crop species | |
Main livestock species |
Regional development goal in rural spatial planning
Specific issues the region deals with/will deal with
Water scarcity, lack of professional workers, import barriers, environmental negative externalities
Regional challenges with regard to climate change
Reduction in total precipitations, increase in heat waves and damages associated with stormy weather
Proposed solutions to overcome the challenges
Contribution to answering the focus question
What are the implications of changes in climate variables (particularly precipitations) on the agricultural sector with respect to farming profits and consumer surplus?How international trade barriers, policies associated with inputs (labor and water infrastructures) affect the agricultural sector under climate change (e.g., profits, shadow values of water and labor constraints).
Important adaptation measures that are or will be considered in the study
Water management | is important to this region AND is/will be included in the modelling exercise. |
Irrigation | is important to this region AND is/will be included in the modelling exercise. |
Drainage | is important to this region. |
Species/varietal choice | is important to this region AND is/will be included in the modelling exercise. |
Plant breeding | is important to this region. |
Changed planting/sowing days | is important to this region. |
Crop rotations | is important to this region. |
Alternative tillage methods | is important to this region. |
Pest/weed management | is important to this region. |
Housing of livestock | is important to this region. |
Land consolidation | is important to this region. |
Management of feeding and reproduction of livestock | is important to this region. |
Structure and scale of production adjustment | is important to this region. |
Crop insurance | is important to this region. |
Exit from agriculture | is important to this region. |
Climate alertness | is important to this region. |
Political regulations at various administrative levels | is important to this region AND is/will be included in the modelling exercise. |
Others | is important to this region AND is/will be included in the modelling exercise. |
Recycling of wastewater |
Models, stakeholders, advancement of knowledge
Socio-economy | Crops | Grassland | Livestock |
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The VALUE (Vegetative Agricultural Land Use Economic) model -- a regional scale positive mathematical programming (PMP) model, which examines adaptation through reallocation of land and water sources among crops, while taking into account salinity conditions. Inputs include water quotas, land allocation and precipitations. | See a model of water and salinity equilibrium in soil-plant-atmosphere: Shani, U., Ben-Gal, A., Tripler, E. and Dudley, L.M. (2007), “Plant Response to the Soil Environment: An Analytical Model Integrating Yield, Water, Soil Type and Salinity,” Water Resources Research 43: W08418. doi: 10.1029/2006WR005313. | None | None |
How are results of of crop and livestock models assimilated in socio-economic models? | How is technological progress in arable agriculture taken into account? | How is technological progress in livestock farming taken into account? | |
Participating stakeholders
Agro-business or agro-food chain | Administrative bodies or regional or national governments |
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None | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
Approaches for involving stakeholders | |
Improvement of the modelling capability by involving stakeholders
How did the modelling capability improve by involving stakeholders? | Effect of the involvement of stakeholders on the questions asked, on the assessment, or on the solutions suggested |
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Points that researchers learned from stakeholders | Points that stakeholders learned from researchers |
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