Framing the Social, Ecological and Economic Goods and Services Derived from Organic Agriculture in the Canadian Context

Lynch, D. R.; Sumner, Jennifer

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7927-3_19

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“…We thus adopted a broader view of the ecosystem service concept than in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005) by extending the categories of "goods and services to consider the territorial vitality and by focusing on the interrelationships between livestock farming and society" (Zhang et al 2007). We thus adopted the categories of Social Environmental Economic Goods and Services (SEEGS) defined by Lynch et al (2014) and applied by Ryschawy et al (2015) to services provided by livestock farming to society: (i) provisioning services refer to the food products; (ii) environmental services consider the biophysical processes providing benefits, such as biodiversity maintenance, climate regulation, and water purification; (iii) cultural services are recreational, esthetic, and heritage benefits; and (iv) territorial vitality services refer to rural community vitality and employment. Our research is focused on the last two categories of services that have received little attention from research.…”

Section: Conceptual Framework: Services Provided By Livestockmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cultural and territorial vitality services play a key role in livestock agroecological transition in France

Beudou

Martin

Ryschawy

2017

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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In France, researchers and public policy makers are calling for the agroecological transition of livestock. This transition is facing technical, economic, social, and cultural obstacles. Whereas technical obstacles are extensively studied, other categories remain little studied despite their potential role in agroecological transition of livestock. This article aims to analyze the livestock cultural and territorial vitality (dis)services perceived by local actors on two distinct French territories and to understand how these services could act as levers for the agroecological transition of livestock. To do so, we interviewed 45 local actors from the livestock sector and local rural development in two French territories: Aubrac (24) and Pays de Rennes (21). We conducted inductive content analyses to draw on interviewees' perceptions and link the cultural and territorial vitality services identified to the agroecological transition of livestock. Our work revealed 20 cultural and territorial vitality services that can be organized into 11 categories (7 categories of cultural services and 4 categories of territorial vitality services). Among the 11 cultural services, cultural landscapes linked to livestock and gastronomy heritage were the most cited. Among the nine territorial vitality services, the contribution to social bonds on the territories was the most cited. Here, we showed for the first time that the prioritization of cultural and territorial vitality services were different between the territories studied. Emblematic cow breed, food know-how, and quality products were more important in Aubrac, whereas territorial vitality services such as on-farm jobs and social bonds linked to livestock were more cited in the Pays de Rennes. Such methodological approach allowed us to highlight and prioritize the different cultural and vitality services, which need to be supported by public policy and translated into action.

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Section: Conceptual Framework: Services Provided By Livestockmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cultural and territorial vitality services play a key role in livestock agroecological transition in France

Beudou

Martin

Ryschawy

2017

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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“…Bolstered by the back-to-the-land movement in the 1960s, it grew in strength and numbers to include a wider range of movement players: chefs, restaurateurs, nutritionists, green entrepreneurs, farming associations, back-to-the-landers, disaffected conventional farmers, conservationists, environmentalists, academics, and co-operatives-all focused on organic food. Today, it has become an international movement dedicated not only to resisting the industrialization of food and agriculture but also to providing a model of alternative ways of eating and living, and to highlighting the social, ecological, and economic goods and services organic agriculture provides (Lynch, Sumner, & Martin, 2014). Today's organic movement has been critiqued on a range of issues, including gender bias (Sumner & Llewelyn, 2011), lack of commitment to social sustainability (Shreck, Getz, & Feenstra, 2006) and co-optation (Jaffee & Howard, 2009), but it continues to evolve and mature.…”

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Cultivating Alliances: The Local Organic Food Co-ops Network

Sumner¹,

Wever

2015

CJNSER

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Although social movements can lose their way in neoliberal times, building alliances can help them to leverage their strengths and overcome their weaknesses, thus avoiding co-optation and "mission drift." One example of this strategy can be found within the co-operative movement: the Local Organic Food Co-ops Network in Ontario. A pilot study of six co-operatives in this organization reveals that they cultivate alliances in four ways: among member coops, through the creation of the network, with other types of organizations, and with other social movements. These alliances strengthen the co-operative movement, help to make the politics of alternative food systems work, influence the economy toward co-operation, and open up possibilities for establishing and maintaining a more sustainable food system. RÉSUMÉLes mouvements sociaux, bien qu'ils puissent s'égarer à l'ère du néolibéralisme, peuvent établir des alliances afin de profiter de leurs atouts et surmonter leurs faiblesses, évitant ainsi la cooptation ou les déviations. On retrouve un exemple de cette stratégie d'alliance dans le cadre du mouvement coopératif en Ontario : The Local Organic Food Co-ops Network. Une étude pilote de six coopératives faisant partie de cette organisation révèle que celles-ci créent des alliances de quatre manières différentes : entre coopératives membres, grâce à la création du réseau même, avec d'autres types d'organisation et avec d'autres mouvements sociaux. Ces alliances renforcent le mouvement coopératif, aident à faire fonctionner les systèmes d'alimentation alternative, encouragent la collaboration économique et contribuent à établir et maintenir un système d'alimentation plus durable.

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“…While this review focuses on agronomic intensification in organic farming, the concept of diversification as meaning cultivating socio-ecological complexity is key also to supporting organic farming's broader social and ecological goals in Canada and globally. To what degree is Canadian organic farming acting as a model of civil commons supporting social, economic and environmental services central to sustainability including resiliency to the threats of biodiversity loss, climate change and food insecurity (Lynch et al, 2014;Petersen-Rockney et al, 2021)? While data is limited, it is encouraging to see demographic trends for engagement in organic farming in Canada that are likely to influence multifunctional socio-ecological outcomes.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Cranfield et al (2010) found health and environmental concerns were a larger motivation than economic considerations driving conversion to organic farming in Canada. Also, in addition to advances in gender equality in farm ownership and management, the reliance on modes of knowledge production and sharing appear distinct in organic farming (Lynch et al, 2014). These demographic trends and expanded perspectives, and potential further broadening of inclusivity, will continue to cultivate the socio-ecological complexity of organic farming in Canada.…”

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Soil Health and Biodiversity Is Driven by Intensity of Organic Farming in Canada

Lynch

2022

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Organic farming is continuing to expand in Canada, with close to 6,000 producers farming over 2% of all agricultural land. There is insufficient evidence, however, of a trend toward larger average farm size and increasing specialization by these organic farms. This mini-review postulates that a gradient of intensity of farm management exists within organic farming sectors in Canada, with respect to cropping diversity, and tillage and nutrient utilization, and this gradient of intensity is a key determinant of agroecological outcomes. This variation in management approach and intensity reflects producer's individual perspectives on organic farming principles and practices, irrespective of farm scale. By directly influencing farm crop and vegetative diversity and cover, and farm nutrient status and carbon cycling, management intensity determines soil carbon storage and flux, soil health and biodiversity agroecological and ecosystem services, plus farm agronomic resilience. Demographic trends and perspectives of new entrants in organic farming are encouraging signs of an increasingly inclusive and socio-ecologically complex Canadian organic farming sector, which recognizes the agroecological implications of intensity of organic farm management across all production sectors.

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Framing the Social, Ecological and Economic Goods and Services Derived from Organic Agriculture in the Canadian Context

Cited by 9 publications

References 48 publications

Cultural and territorial vitality services play a key role in livestock agroecological transition in France

Cultural and territorial vitality services play a key role in livestock agroecological transition in France

Cultivating Alliances: The Local Organic Food Co-ops Network

Soil Health and Biodiversity Is Driven by Intensity of Organic Farming in Canada

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