Farm diversity, classification schemes and multifunctionality

Ploeg, J.D. van der; Laurent, Catherine; Blondeau, F.; Bonnafous, P.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.11.022

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“…As suggested by numerous authors van der Ploeg et al, 2000;Pinto-Correia & Breman, 2009;van der Ploeg et al, 2009;López-iGelats & Tàbara, 2010; ), we strongly believe multifunctionality should play a major role in the rural development of farming abandonment risk regions, as it is often the case of mountains, and it is undoubtedly the case of the Pyrenees; but this should not be done at the expense of pastoralism, but mostly thanks to pastoralism. As shown in this paper, the adoption of simplified and low-cost management regimes accelerates partial abandonment, which in turn decimates semi-natural grasslands and the pastoral activity as a whole.…”

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“…In the present situation of pricecost squeeze on farms and the general shift in the role of agriculture, the development of mountain regions is generally associated with a shift away from the preoccupation with economies of scale and a move towards multifunctionality. Thus, in policy and scientific arenas multifunctionality is gaining relevance as a key policy notion to stimulate rural development in farming abandonment risk regions van der Ploeg et al, 2000;Pinto & Breman, 2009;van der Ploeg et al, 2009;López-i-Gelats & Tàbara, 2010). It would seem that the attainment of sustainable living mountains entails that pastoral households move from the traditional food-producing determination to adopt new multifunctional rural development strategies, such as farm tourism, nature conservation or off-farm employment.…”

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Is multifunctionality the future of mountain pastoralism? Lessons from the management of semi-natural grasslands in the Pyrenees

López‐i‐Gelats

Rivera-Ferré

Madruga-Andreu

et al. 2015

Span. j. agric. res.

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Land abandonment is pervasive in mountainous Europe. In the present situation of price-cost squeeze on pastoral households and general shift in the role of farming, the development of farming abandonment risk regions is generally associated with adoption of new multifunctional rural development strategies, such as farm tourism, which in the end entail less time being devoted to farming practices. We explored the effects of such developmental scheme on the preservation of semi-natural grasslands, in particular, and on the sustainability of mountain pastoralism, in general. While the effects on the preservation of semi-natural grasslands of full abandonment have been extensively explored, this is not the case of partial abandonment. Results showed that the adoption of simplified and low-cost management regimes, associated with partial abandonment and the increased adoption of part-time farming, immerses semi-natural grasslands in processes of secondary succession that undermine both their conservation and pastoral functions. This points the need for caution when endorsing multifunctional developmental schemes in farming abandonment risk regions, particularly when those imply less labor being devoted to pastoral practices. In conclusion, we stress that in farming abandonment risk regions it is possible to guarantee both viable pastoralism and diversified rural economy. However, it is necessary to implement developmental strategies that are centered on stimulating synergies between pastoralism and other economic activities, rather than promoting activities that depend on additional farmers' polyvalence.Additional key words: land abandonment; diversification; rural development; Arrhenatherion elatioris. Abbreviations used: CCA (canonical correspondence analysis). Citation: López-i-Gelats, F.; Rivera-Ferre, M. G.; Madruga-Andreu, C.; Bartolomé Filella, J. (2015). Is multifunctionality the future of mountain pastoralism? Lessons from the management of semi-natural grasslands in the Pyrenees.

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Is multifunctionality the future of mountain pastoralism? Lessons from the management of semi-natural grasslands in the Pyrenees

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Rivera-Ferré

Madruga-Andreu

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Span. j. agric. res.

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“…According to van der Ploeg et al (2009) some farmers of group 3, could leave agriculture and continue a rural existence through combining different activities and sources of income. Along the same lines, Tonini andJongeneel (2009) andIE (2007a) say that the small farmer, in general, will not disappear because farmers will increase their activity in other types of production: calves, chickens or pigs, or they will work in agro-tourism.…”

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Family dairy farms in the Podlasie province, Poland: farm typology according to farming system

Genís

Mądry

Gozdowski

et al. 1970

Span. j. agric. res.

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The aim of this paper is to establish a farm typology according to the dairy farming systems in the western part of the Podlasie province. Data of 39 variables was collected by a survey to owners of 123 family farms. A two-stage multivariate analysis was conducted in order to determine farm typology. Three principal components were detected, explaining 80.4% of the total variance. The cluster analysis identified five groups of farms. In two groups the cow productivity is the biggest in the area. A third group contains the smallest and lowest cow productivity farms, with high proportion of non-agricultural activities. One of the two remaining groups has better soil quality and medium cow productivity. The other group has low or medium soil quality but cow productivity is higher than in the fourth group. The SWOT analysis shows different weaknesses and strengths for different groups, as well as those common to a larger number of groups. Weaknesses are related to small farm size, large number of workers, low or medium soil quality and low or medium level of technology. Strengths are related to a large share of fodder crops, low livestock density, diversification of agrarian activities and acceptable cow productivity. On the other hand, general opportunities are linked to the EU-CAP evolution and to the presence of cooperatives in the region, whereas general threats derive from a hypothetic increase of feed prices and quantity of milk produced in the EU, which could lead to a fall in milk prices.Additional key words: cattle density; farming diversification; multivariate analysis. Resumen Explotaciones lecheras familiares de la provincia de Podlasia (Polonia): clasificación de las explotaciones según los sistemas agrariosEl objetivo de este trabajo es establecer tipologías de sistemas lecheros en el oeste de Podlasia (Polonia). Se analizaron 39 variables a partir de encuestas realizadas a propietarios de 123 explotaciones. Tras el análisis multivariante en dos etapas (factorial y cluster) se encontraron tres componentes principales que explican el 80,4% de la varianza total y se obtuvieron cinco grupos de explotaciones. En dos de los grupos la productividad de las vacas es la mayor de la zona. Un tercer grupo tiene las granjas más pequeñas y menos productivas, con una mayor proporción de actividades no agrarias. El cuarto tiene los suelos de mejor calidad y una productividad de las vacas media y el quinto tiene suelos de calidad media o baja pero una productividad de las vacas superior. En general, las debilidades están relacionadas con una escasa dimensión de las granjas, un elevado número de trabajadores, una baja o media calidad de los suelos y un bajo o mediano nivel de tecnología. Las fortalezas están relacionadas con la abundancia de cultivos forrajeros, una carga ganadera baja, una aceptable diversificación agraria y una aceptable productividad de las vacas. Las principales oportunidades están ligadas a la evolución de la PAC de la UE y a la presencia de cooperativas para la comercialización de la lech...

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“…It emphasizes the ability and skills of famers and PFCs to generate different economic values from the same ecological resource through co-production, cooperation and coevolution of the resource base (Marsden, 2009). The multifunctional role of agriculture in meeting new social and environmental demands is underlined in this paradigm (Renting et al, 2009;van der Ploeg, Laurent, Blondeau, & Bonnafous, 2009). …”

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Rural development strategies and government roles in the development of farmers’ cooperatives in China

Chen

Scott

2014

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Farm diversity, classification schemes and multifunctionality

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Is multifunctionality the future of mountain pastoralism? Lessons from the management of semi-natural grasslands in the Pyrenees

Is multifunctionality the future of mountain pastoralism? Lessons from the management of semi-natural grasslands in the Pyrenees

Family dairy farms in the Podlasie province, Poland: farm typology according to farming system

Rural development strategies and government roles in the development of farmers’ cooperatives in China

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