7. Dairying in the Azores

Langworthy, Mark

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“…However, milk production in the Azores is relatively recent. Citrus orchards covered large parts of the island during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and oranges were mainly exported to England as a remedy to scurvy (Langworthy 1987). A disease destroyed the viability of the citrus production, leading the Azorean farmers to turn their productions to a mixed-farming system, more based on high-value crops, such as tobacco and pineapple.…”

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“…Milk production only became significant during the first three decades of the twentieth century and grew after the World War I, when dairy processing companies from mainland Portugal started operations there, providing incentives to farmers to build herds. As a result, milk production increased from 45.5 million liters in 1945 to 250 million liters in 2014 (Langworthy 1987;Massot 2015).…”

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The dairy sector in the Azores Islands: possibilities and main constraints towards increased added value

Almeida

Alvarenga

Fangueiro

2020

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The Azores archipelago is the most suitable region for dairy production in Portugal, representing 30% of the overall Portuguese dairy production. It has a production system characterized by an average milk yield of 6216 kg/cow/year, and the predominance of pasture-based feeding and cows that have longer productive lives and lower incidence of metabolic/production diseases, such as acidosis or mastitis. The biggest problem with the Azores Islands dairy sector is the cost of transport, as the main markets are located in continental Portugal, over 1500 km away, and local dairy products have to compete with dairy products produced in mainland Portugal and in the rest of the European Union. Herein, the evolution of the dairy sector in the Azores Islands from 2007 to 2017 is presented. A SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat) analysis was performed to find potential solutions to increase the value of the Azorean dairy sector. The most relevant solution considered was the valorization of the dairy production through three major aspects: higher milk quality, namely, better organoleptic properties; lower carbon footprint (not considering transport costs); and higher levels of animal welfare. Three examples are shown of such valorization: protected denomination of origin (PDO) cheeses, the "happy cows" program, and the production of an organic milk, from the Terceira Island. Some of these programs are relatively recent, so, it will be interesting to see how their sales and acceptance by consumers evolve, particularly under the current economic framework.

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The dairy sector in the Azores Islands: possibilities and main constraints towards increased added value

Almeida

Alvarenga

Fangueiro

2020

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Chapter 16 Volcanic hazard vulnerability on São Miguel Island, Azores

Wallenstein

Chester

Coutinho

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In recent years much progress has been made in researching a wide variety of extreme events on São Miguel. In addition there are a number of volcano-related risks that impact upon the people of São Miguel. Some of these may occur both before and during volcanic emergencies (e.g. earthquakes), whilst others render São Miguel dangerous even when its volcanoes are not erupting (e.g. flooding, landslides, tsunamis and health impacts, especially the effects of CO 2 seepage into dwellings). In this chapter we first define what vulnerability means to the people of São Miguel, and relate this to the cultural and economic characteristics of the island. The following aspects of vulnerability are discussed: (a) physical (i.e. housing, settlement and the characteristics of evacuation routes and plans); (b) demographic and economic; and (c) social and cultural and perceptual (i.e. whether people have an accurate cognition of risk). Particular areas of concern relate to housing: the identification of isolated dwellings that would be difficult to evacuate; the vulnerability/ resilience of evacuation routes following recent infrastructure improvements; characteristics of the island's transient population; management of livestock under emergency conditions; local leadership roles; and educational outreach.

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7. Dairying in the Azores

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The dairy sector in the Azores Islands: possibilities and main constraints towards increased added value

The dairy sector in the Azores Islands: possibilities and main constraints towards increased added value

Chapter 16 Volcanic hazard vulnerability on São Miguel Island, Azores

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