Quality schemes and pastoralism in France

Aubron, Claire; Peglion, Marceline; Nozières, Marie-Odile; Boutonnet, Jean–Pierre

doi:10.4000/rga.2450

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“…These specifications do not, however, limit the milk yield per cow, and have not stopped the proportion of concentrates in herds' feed from rising, or the underuse of permanent pastures unsuited to moto-mechanization or too far from farm buildings. These observations are similar to the conclusions of other studies on the ambiguous links between quality and environment initiatives (Hirczak 2011) and the fact that quality schemes fail to curb the shift to increased herd sizes and intensification in inputs, therefore struggling to genuinely strengthen grazing of rangelands (Aubron et al 2014).…”

Section: Strategies Focused On Higher Prices Without Fundamentally Changing the Livestock Practicessupporting

confidence: 88%

The limits of coexistence: the development of “frugal” systems in agro-pastoral regions

Garambois

Aubron

Morsel

et al. 2020

Rev Agric Food Environ Stud

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Since the 1950s, the development of livestock farming in France has focused on a technical model aimed at constantly increasing the physical productivity of labour, to the detriment of value creation. A comparative study of four small agro-pastoral regions illustrates the consequences of this development model in the geographical context: falling numbers of agricultural jobs and an ebb in the share of grazing in the diet of flocks, resulting in underuse or abandon of the areas deemed most difficult, which has in turn led to closure of landscapes. Alternatives have, however, emerged, some of which seek to create more value through a frugal functional model based conversely on greater use of pastoral resources, promoting more sustainable agriculture. The limited development of these frugal agro-pastoral systems is analysed here, with the aim of identifying areas of competition and the limits of coexistence between agricultural development models.

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Section: Strategies Focused On Higher Prices Without Fundamentally Changing the Livestock Practicessupporting

confidence: 88%

The limits of coexistence: the development of “frugal” systems in agro-pastoral regions

Garambois

Aubron

Morsel

et al. 2020

Rev Agric Food Environ Stud

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“…On the contrary, she built on the example of the comté cheese in France to show that when larger dairies entered the supply chain, the product was valorized better, its quality (organoleptic characteristics) was improved and advertised, while dairy farmers benefited from a 25% higher milk price compared to the French average. On the other hand, following the issue raised by [44], 'Peasant' and 'Artisanal' SCs could convey the message more precisely, being the ones with a highly territorial character and embedded to the production system. Consequently, these 'territorial' SCs pertain to the paradigm described by [58] as 'the alternate food geography', with closer linkages to the specific characteristics of an area, entrepreneurship and environmental protection.…”

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“…In their analysis [83] discerned between 'profit sufficers' and 'profit maximizers' to stress this point. [44] argued that the evolution of agro-pastoral production and its integration to market competition compelled farmers to give up part of their identity and that these 'modern' products differed from original 'agro-pastoral products', much like what [41] described as the ".....construction of a new identity...." for 'disembedded' products.…”

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“…To mitigate these effects, specific products could serve as a nexus to stimulate awareness about transhumance in the general public and to valorize production up to its true potential [44,45]. In the European Union, there are certification schemes linking, for instance, the whole production process (Protected Designation of Origin-PDO) or at least part of it (Protected Geographical Indication-PGI) or with the area of origin [46].…”

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Alternative Approaches of Summer Milk Sales from Transhumant Sheep and Goat Farms: A Case Study from Northern Greece

Ragkos¹,

Theodoridis

Arsenos

2019

Sustainability

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Sheep and goat transhumance provides a wide range of ecosystem services (ES). Transhumance-specific dairy products could function as a nexus between the system and the public, incorporating ES which are not remunerated in markets, but in Greece, there are actually no such dairy products. Within this context, the objective of this paper was to present a case study regarding a comparative assessment of three different approaches (supply chains) in milk sales from transhumant farms. The first involved production of cheese on-farm and direct sales to consumers. In the second approach, farmers sold their milk to the same industry throughout the year, where it was mixed with milk from non-transhumant farms. The third approach concerned cheese produced solely from milk of transhumant flocks in a small dairy in the highlands. An assessment framework was developed examining the perceived quality; economic performance of farms; compatibility and; representativeness and contribution of each approach. Based on five in-depth interviews with farmers and dairies, it was found that a combination of the three approaches would be beneficial for farms—to decrease risks—and for the system as a whole, in order to convey the ‘agro-pastoral message’ to wider audiences and to increase the recognisability of transhumance. In addition, the analysis showed that the economic performance of each approach was related more to managerial issues and organizational requirements rather than to the achievement of higher prices and more added value in the first and third approach.

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“…Extensive livestock production provides employment for migrant workers from Eastern Europe and North Africa and so offers incomes to often highly marginalised people (Nori 2017). As a source of high-quality artisanal produce, the skills of cheese making, meat curing, and traditional wool production are shared and maintained, boosting local economies (Aubron et al 2014). There is also a growing interest in local gastronomy, with particular foods protected by European Union geographical indications and so enhancing local food cultures and heritage.…”

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confidence: 99%

Livestock and Climate Justice: Challenging Mainstream Policy Narratives

García-Dory¹,

Houzer²,

Scoones³

2022

IDS Bulletin

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In discussions around food systems and the climate, livestock is often painted as the villain. While some livestock production in some places contributes significantly to climate change, this is not universally the case. This article focuses on pastoral production systems – extensive, often mobile systems using marginal rangelands across around half of the world’s surface, involving many millions of people. By examining the assumptions behind standard calculations of greenhouse gas emissions, a systematic bias against pastoralism is revealed. Many policy and campaign stances fail to discriminate between different material conditions of production, lumping all livestock systems together. Injustices arise through the framing of debates and policy knowledge; through procedures that exclude certain people and perspectives; and through the distributional consequences of policies. In all cases, extensive livestock keepers lose out. In reflecting on the implications for European pastoralism, an alternative approach is explored where pastoralists’ knowledge, practices, and organisations take centre stage.

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Quality schemes and pastoralism in France

Cited by 6 publications

References 15 publications

The limits of coexistence: the development of “frugal” systems in agro-pastoral regions

The limits of coexistence: the development of “frugal” systems in agro-pastoral regions

Alternative Approaches of Summer Milk Sales from Transhumant Sheep and Goat Farms: A Case Study from Northern Greece

Livestock and Climate Justice: Challenging Mainstream Policy Narratives

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