The policy approach to sustainable farming systems in the EU

Investigation of public’s perception towards rural sustainable development based on a two-level expert system

“…As the foundation for sustaining our daily life, agriculture is one of the most crucial sectors in supporting regional and national economies (Ambroise, Barnaud, Manchon, & Vedel, 1998;Doussan, Thannberger-gaillarde, & Thie 0 baut, 2000;Kim, Euan, & Luisa Isla, 2002;Landais, 1998;Lange, Hehl-Lange, & Brewer, 2008;Legg & Viatte, 2001;Marsh, 1997;Sartorius & Kirsten, 2007). Over the past decades, decision makers in many developing countries have been facing with the twin challenges of spurring agricultural productions to feed a rapidly growing population and finding an economic engine to stimulate economic growth and reduce social poverty.…”

Sustainability and multifunctionality in French farms: Analysis of the implementation of Territorial Farming Contracts

“…Stakeholders involved in setting up the TFC model in Midi-Pyrenees Region have already pointed out this limitation, and see it as a result of stakeholder interaction with professional farming organizations. In many parts of Europe noted by Marsh (1997), farmers are still major players in rural communities. They are often represented by relatively cohesive and powerful groups which can exercise power within local, regional, and national government structures.…”

“…decrease. Thus, in order to maintain the adaptive capacity necessary for its sustainability, a farming system must be economically efficient, environmentally friendly, and socially acceptable (Marsh, 1997;Landais, 1998).…”

“…The growing interest in sustainable agriculture in developed countries is driven by the manifest limitations of conventional agriculture. These include its negative impact on environmental quality and on resource availability, the deterioration of human health, family farm difficulties, and the desertification of rural areas (Marsh, 1997;Ambroise et al, 1998;den Biggelaar and Suvedi, 2000;Legg and Viatte, 2001). All this has led to some serious rethinking of the role of agriculture in society.…”

Practical application of a land resources information system for agricultural landscape planning

“…One of the challenges in applying the multi-criteria analysis approach is that, for success in implementation, it must involve the participation of stakeholders (Marsh, 1997;Stevenson and Lee, 2001;Thomas, 2002). In the case of this study, the stakeholders are the inhabitants (almost entirely farmers) and the government.…”