Valuation of environmental and social functions of the multifunctional Cypriot agriculture

Ragkos, Athanasios; Theodoridis, Alexandros

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.03.023

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“…The provision of such goods and services is often referred to as 'multifunctionality' of agro-pastoralism [32][33][34]. Agro-pastoral (and transhumant) farmers are not remunerated for the ES that they provide to society [21,22] through the market prices they receive for their products [35]. Targeted policy frameworks have been proposed to counterbalance such market failures, namely the 'Payments for Ecosystem Services' in Spain [36,37], or even more generic ones, such as Pillar II measures of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) regarding protected areas, mountainous areas, organic farming etc.…”

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

Ragkos¹,

Theodoridis

Arsenos

2019

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“…These approaches have been widely used in Europe in the last decade [155,175,176], especially to assess the economic aspects of the implementation and operation of the CAP. Within this context, CVM is often applied (e.g., [71,75,77]) as a survey-based economic technique for the valuation of non-market resources, such as biodiversity conservation or the control of soil and water contamination [177,178]. For example, Kallas et al [179] integrated this method and the analytical hierarchy process (a structured technique for organising and analysing complex decisions, based on mathematics and psychology) to demonstrate the importance of the various functions of agriculture in Spain based on farmers' socio-economic characteristics.…”

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“…Novikova et al [75] conducted an empirical study in Lithuania using CVM, highlighting that local residents primarily valued the maintenance and preservation of the agricultural landscape, indicating that the externalities of agriculture should be regarded as crucial in evaluating farmers' performance. A more nuanced evaluation of the agricultural landscape was presented by Ragkos and Theodoridis [77], employing a choice experiment approach to probe non-traded functions provided by Cypriot agriculture. This showed that environmental protection, cultural heritage, and stability of agricultural trade were most important to farmers on the island, with MFA presenting complicated positive and negative influences on the local natural environment and social provision.…”

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Measuring Multifunctional Agricultural Landscapes

Song

Robinson

Bardsley

2020

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Multifunctional agriculture (MFA) has attracted increased attention from academics and policymakers in recent years. Academic researchers have utilised various approaches to assess and measure the multifunctionality of agriculture and rural landscapes. This paper outlines the nature of MFA and key supporting policies, before reviewing the applied research approaches, drawing primarily from the European Union and China where specific policies on MFA have been implemented to support rural development and promote sustainable rural communities. Four distinct types of valuation of modern MFA are recognised: economic, biophysical, socio-cultural, and holistic. Following a search of both the recent and older MFA literature, evaluations of the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods applications are provided using examples from a range of recent studies. The review illustrates the diversity of approaches to measure MFA. While noting that many studies operate at a landscape scale, the challenge remains that the lack of commonality in the research approaches applied means it is difficult to provide effective comparisons between studies or to compare findings. A future research agenda will need to emphasise the need for more consideration of the roles of MFA research to support decision-makers, especially policy makers, but also farmers who largely make decisions for individual farms but, if considered collectively, can transform production systems at a landscape scale.

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“…Against the background of the growing recognition of the trade-offs between agricultural production and the provision of PGs from agro-ecosystems, a growing number of studies has been dealing with the assessment of society's demand for these goods. Due to the absence of a market for PGs, stated preference (SP) methods such as contingent valuation (CV) or discrete choice experiments (DCEs) are often applied in order to estimate the demand for social and environmental PGs in general [16,17] and those particularly affected by agriculture [18,19]. Alternatively, if PGs can be connected to a market good, it is also possible to apply revealed preference (RP) methods [20].…”

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Heterogeneous Preferences for Public Goods Provided by Agriculture in a Region of Intensive Agricultural Production: The Case of the Marchfeld

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The aim of this paper is to elicit the marginal willingness to pay (MWTP) for the improved provision of public goods (PGs) by agriculture in a region of intensive agricultural production, embodying many of the environmental problems related to agriculture within and outside the European Union (EU). Our analysis was based on a participatory approach, combining the involvement of local stakeholders and a discrete choice experiment (DCE) in the Marchfeld region in Austria. We estimated a random parameters logit model (RPL), including interactions with socio-demographic factors, to disentangle preference heterogeneity and find a positive MWTP of the local population for all three PGs analyzed: (i) groundwater quality; (ii) landscape quality; and (iii) soil functionality in connection with climate stability. Furthermore, MWTP varies considerably with respect to age, farmers/non-farmers and locals/incomers. Further research could combine the results of this demand-side valuation with those of a supply-side valuation, where the opportunity costs of different management options for farmers are estimated. Based on such a cost-benefit analysis and further participation of local stakeholders, new governance mechanisms for the smart and sustainable provision of PGs by agriculture could be developed for the Marchfeld region and for comparable European regions.

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Valuation of environmental and social functions of the multifunctional Cypriot agriculture

Cited by 18 publications

References 39 publications

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

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

Measuring Multifunctional Agricultural Landscapes

Heterogeneous Preferences for Public Goods Provided by Agriculture in a Region of Intensive Agricultural Production: The Case of the Marchfeld

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