agriculture in paris basin the paris basin is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world it is the most important core region in france physical the topography of the paris basin is generally flat mechanization this makes the land productive and makes them good profits the land is undulating in the west and east of the paris basin this has an impact on agricultural practices not being able to use efficient machines the paris basin has bentonite enriched soil bes this is used to reduce the permeability of the soil this is good for farming brown earth soil is the main soil found in paris basin they have deciduous trees and humus content it has fertile drainage from alluvium the underlying geology of the paris basin is sedimentary rock limestone this rock is permeable the limestone has calcium which is good for grass and dairy the underlying geology of the paris basin forms a saucer-shaped depression this aids drainage drainage in paris basin includes the river seine and river lorry there are three different climates in the paris basin the middle section of the paris basin is a transitional climate it gets 1 000 millimeters rainfall and an average of 15 celsius per year dairy and cereal are produced here because it's transitional it's a mix of both cool temperature oceanic and continental making it able to grow any crop the west of paris basin is a continental climate with 800 millimeters of rainfall a year an annual temperature of about 17 celsius it produces vines there human the market size of the paris basin is 21 million which makes it affluent most of their profits come from market gardening the demand for crops is high and therefore the farmers profits are high the farms in the paris basin have a low friction of distance they have good access to the eu markets of 508.5 million people 419.4 million of them are in the schengen agreement the farmers in the paris basin are young and dynamic who use new farming methods and some with an agricultural science degree the farmers are affluent and can therefore afford modern machinery which increase their profits more they can also afford good fertilizers farmers in paris basin receive the basic farm payment from the government this favors them because their farms are a lot bigger than most farms in europe normandy has a damp climate because it's close to the atlantic grass grows quickly in damp conditions therefore dairy farming is important in normandy normandy also specializes in apple production and the manufacture of cider the soil here is rich in calcium due to the underlying limestone bedrock because it's almost completely devoted to cereal production such as wheat and barley it has large farms the land is flat or undulating sunny in july and august are ideal for harvesting the wheat crop maize and sunflowers are also grown there champagne wine is the most famous product of the paris basin it is produced from vineyards that grow on the south-facing scarp of lye de france the wine is aged in underground cellars carved out from the soft chalk rock rods is the market center for the wine