Meeting Information
The INMS joint workshop 'NUE indicators for Demo Regions, Modelling and Barriers Assessment' took place in Madrid under the framework of Task 1.1.3 on nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and with the support of Activities 1.6 and 1.5/2.1.
38 researchers from 17 countries attended the meeting, including: NUE experts, INMS Regional Demonstration representatives (7 Demo Sites), and contributors to the Modelling (A1.5/2.1) and Barriers to Change (A1.6) INMS Activities.
The INMS Modelling Activities are working towards preparing the modelling contributions for the International Nitrogen Assessment. Photo: Provided by Wim de Vries. Wonderful collaboration between INMS Activities, Tasks and Regional Demonstrations.
The two main objectives were: 1) to coordinate the writing of the guidance document on NUE indicators and 2) to harmonise methodologies to estimate NUE indicators in order for these to be applied across the different INMS Components and Regional Demonstrations.
The attendees arrived at several agreements concerning the way to estimate NUE and the externalisation of emissions at the farm level. The writing of the guidance document has been planned for the next months. There was also time to visit the permanent collection of Reina Sofía Museum on Contemporary art, as well as the opportunity to taste tapas and to listen to flamenco music.