General information
Name of region |
Tuscany, Italy |
Global Environmental Zone(s) (Metzger) |
K. Warm temperate and mesic |
Population density (persons per km2) |
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Contact (general) |
Marco Bindi |
Contact (ag. scenarios) |
Pier Paolo Roggero |
Location (NUTS code) |
ITE1 |
Dominant regional farming system(s) (SEAMLESS nomenclature) |
Arable/cereal and mixed farming |
The three most important farming systems in region (SEAMLESS nomenclature) |
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Main crop species |
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Main livestock species |
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Regional development goal in rural spatial planning
Specific issues the region deals with/will deal with
Impact studies on grapevine and olive cropping systems
Regional challenges with regard to climate change
Adaptation strategies to cope with climate change for grapevine and olive cropping systems
Proposed solutions to overcome the challenges
Contribution to answering the focus question
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 |
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Drainage |
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Species/varietal choice |
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Plant breeding |
is important to this region AND is/will be included in the modelling exercise. |
Changed planting/sowing days |
is important to this region AND is/will be included in the modelling exercise. |
Crop rotations |
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Alternative tillage methods |
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Pest/weed management |
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Housing of livestock |
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Land consolidation |
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Management of feeding and reproduction of livestock |
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Structure and scale of production adjustment |
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Crop insurance |
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Exit from agriculture |
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Climate alertness |
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Political regulations at various administrative levels |
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Others |
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changes in grapevine and olive cultivars to adapt climate change |
Models, stakeholders, advancement of knowledge
Models used in the study
Socio-economy | Crops | Grassland | Livestock |
no model |
Grapevine and olive modelsInputs:daily met data (tmax, tmin, prec., solar rad.), soil data (texture and soil dept), crop management data (cultivar, plant density, ferlisation, irrigation, etc.) |
no model |
no model |
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? |
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Participating stakeholders
Agro-business or agro-food chain | Administrative bodies or regional or national governments |
farmers; wine and olive consortia |
departments of the regional government |
Approaches for involving stakeholders |
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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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Further information
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