Northwest England
General information
| Name of region | North West England |
| Global Environmental Zone(s) (Metzger) | J. Cool temperate and moist/G |
| Population density (persons per km2) | |
| Contact (general) | Daniel Sanders |
| Contact (ag. scenarios) | |
| Location (NUTS code) | UKD |
| Dominant regional farming system(s) (SEAMLESS nomenclature) |
Dairy farms |
| 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
Currently a large part of the area is unsuitable for arable farming and is too cold and wet. Much of the area is livestock and extensively grazed. With CC lowland will become suitable for arable crops but maybe too wet. Will ther upland becoem suitable for more livestock?
Regional challenges with regard to climate change
It will become warmer allowing new crops. Will it become wetter or drier?
Proposed solutions to overcome the challenges
Contribution to answering the focus question
parameters of demand for production and parameters of improved production such as breeding and water use for irrigation.
Important adaptation measures that are or will be considered in the study
| Water management | |
| Irrigation | |
| Drainage | |
| Species/varietal choice | is important to this region AND is/will be included in the modelling exercise. |
| Plant breeding | |
| Changed planting/sowing days | is important to this region AND is/will be included in the modelling exercise. |
| Crop rotations | is important to this region AND is/will be included in the modelling exercise. |
| Alternative tillage methods | |
| Pest/weed management | |
| Housing of livestock | |
| Land consolidation | |
| Management of feeding and reproduction of livestock | |
| Structure and scale of production adjustment | |
| Crop insurance | |
| Exit from agriculture | |
| Climate alertness | |
| Political regulations at various administrative levels | |
| Others | |
Models, stakeholders, advancement of knowledge
| Socio-economy | Crops | Grassland | Livestock |
|---|---|---|---|
| REGISself-contained model givemn oparameers of production required. | REGIS - metamodels derievd from IMPEL crop modelsSoil and climate data | REGIS - metamodel derived from IMPEL grass modelSoil and climate data | REGIS - profitability of land use for dairy or extensive grazing |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| none | none |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Points that researchers learned from stakeholders | Points that stakeholders learned from researchers |
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Further information
http://www.ukcip.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/PDFs/ReGIS2_summary[1].pdf
http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/naturalresources/research/projects/regis2.html