Dataset Direct Download Service (WFS): Small forage regions on the Cher department

Homogeneous area according to agro-climatic criteria which condition grassland production.This zoning was established on the basis of the results of the “grarian” survey carried out by SCEES in 1982. It was determined on the basis of the following criteria: climate (especially humidity) — medium altitude — geology (nature of soil and subsoil) They were reviewed in 1998 to work on areas of at least 90,000 hectares. They serve as the basis for the ISOP (Information and Monitoring Objective of the Prairies) system, which provides estimates of yields of temporary and permanent productive grassland.The 228 French forage regions exclude the low-forage departments: the island of France and the Mediterranean region.