East Anglia
General information
| Name of region | East Anglia, UK |
| Global Environmental Zone(s) (Metzger) | J. Cool temperate and moist |
| Population density (persons per km2) | |
| Contact (general) | Daniel Sanders |
| Contact (ag. scenarios) | |
| Location (NUTS code) | UKH |
| 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 | |
| Main livestock species |
Regional development goal in rural spatial planning
Specific issues the region deals with/will deal with
Dry area of UK.
Regional challenges with regard to climate change
Lack of rainfall? Suitability for new crops (eg maize, sunflower)
Proposed solutions to overcome the challenges
Contribution to answering the focus question
Can examine effects on crop production parameters such as breeding for yield, technology such as improved irrigation and new crops, and demand adjustment.
Important adaptation measures that are or will be considered in the study
| Water management | |
| Irrigation | is important to this region AND is/will be included in the modelling exercise. |
| Drainage | |
| Species/varietal choice | |
| 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. | REGIS uses its own metamdoels derived from the IMPEL crop models.Use soil and climate data | REGIS uses its own metamdoels derived from the IMPEL crop models.Use soil and climate data | Includes a grass for dairy cows land use option. Has own dairy cow feeding and grass grazing and silage making 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? | |
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.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/naturalresources/research/projects/regis2.html