A comparative analysis on intensification and extensification in mediterranean agriculture: dilemmas for LFAs policy

Caraveli, Helen

doi:10.1016/s0743-0167(99)00050-9

Cited by 166 publications

(132 citation statements)

References 3 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

120

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…In recent decades European agriculture has experienced radical changes, with a decrease in farm numbers and the abandoning of traditional extensive farming in favour of highly mechanised and intensive production practices (Caraveli, 2000;Höchtl et al, 2005;Strijker, 2005). This process has been particularly dramatic for the traditional extensive livestock farms of the Alpine region (Caraveli, 2000;MacDonald et al, 2000;Bonsembiante and Cozzi, 2005;Lasanta et al, 2006).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This process has been particularly dramatic for the traditional extensive livestock farms of the Alpine region (Caraveli, 2000;MacDonald et al, 2000;Bonsembiante and Cozzi, 2005;Lasanta et al, 2006). It is generally accepted that extensive farming practices increase environmental quality and biodiversity of agro-ecosystems as compared to intensive practices (Hoogeveen et al, 2002).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Livestock systems and farming styles in Eastern Italian Alps: an on-farm survey

Sturaro

Cocca

Gallo

et al. 2009

Italian Journal of Animal Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

this research aimed to study the relationships between livestock systems, landscape maintenance and farming styles in the belluno Province, a mountainous area of the Eastern Italian Alps. A total of 65 farms were sampled on the basis of livestock category farmed and herd size. Farms were visited to collect information on technical and productive aspects, on landscape features of land managed, which was identified by aerial photographs and digitised in a GIS environment, and on the farmers' background, attitudes and approach to farming. Six different livestock systems were identified: intensive beef cattle (2 farms); extensive beef cattle (12 farms); large sheep/goat farms (9 farms); small sheep/goat farms (6 farms); intensive dairy cattle (14 farms) and extensive dairy cattle (22 farms). The intensive systems had larger herds, modern structures and equipment, and were strongly production oriented, whereas the extensive systems had smaller herds and productivity, with often traditional or obsolete structures and equipment, but showed a tendency to diversify production by means of on-farm cheese making and/or mixed farming of different livestock categories. the ability to maintain meadows and pastures was greater for the extensive systems, especially in steep areas, while the annual nitrogen output, estimated as kg N/ha, was lower. Data on the farmers' background and attitudes were analysed with a non-hierarchical cluster procedure that clustered the farmers into 4 farming styles widely different in motivations to farming, innovative capability, and ability to diversify income sources and ensure farm economic viability. the farming styles were distributed across all livestock systems, indicating the lack of a linkage between the assignment of a farm to a livestock system and the way the farm is managed. this study demonstrates that in mountain areas variability of livestock systems may be high, and that they differ not only in production practices but also in the ability to maintain landscape, which is generally higher in the extensive or even marginal systems. Within a given livestock system, farms may be managed with different styles, which implies that informative knowledge to address policy decisions needs to integrate the definition of livestock systems with the assessment of farming styles.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Livestock systems and farming styles in Eastern Italian Alps: an on-farm survey

Sturaro

Cocca

Gallo

et al. 2009

Italian Journal of Animal Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…During the second half of the 20th century, the global mountain population continued to decrease, and the vast land abandonment phenomenon occurred [8,9]. In such areas as the Mediterranean region, North America, Europe, and Japan, events such as farmland abandonment, the increase of forest areas, and the discontinuation of marginal farmland production [10][11][12][13] can be considered as typical in cases of farmland marginalization [14][15][16][17][18][19].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of Farmland Abandonment at Parcel Level: A Case Study in the Mountainous Area of China

Shi

Xin

et al. 2016

Sustainability

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract:Chongqing municipality, the main study area of this paper, is a mountainous city in Southwest China, where massive rural populations migrated to cities and towns in recent years. This study extracted abandoned farmland figure spots from farmland distribution maps of 2002 and 2011 on a 1:10,000 scale. Further, this research analyzed the spatial distribution characteristics of farmland abandonment and its influencing factors at the parcel level from 2002 to 2011. The main influencing factors of farmland abandonment include distance of a parcel to the closest settlement, difference between the parcel elevation and the average elevation of the whole village settlement, parcel slope, and parcel size. The former three factors are positively correlated with farmland abandonment rate, and parcel size is negatively correlated. That is to say that larger commuting distance, elevation difference, and parcel slope increase the abandonment probability; and a larger parcel size can reduce the risk of abandonment.

show abstract

“…Social driving forces are the decreasing attractiveness of farming as a livelihood compared to services, the increased importance of second -holiday homes, and the quality of life offered in cities. Economic driving forces include the low profitability and productivity of farming, new transport infrastructure and especially roads, the rise of tourism as an economic activity, but also the increasing importance of EU level agricultural policies which have altered rapidly many landscapes (Benoit and Comeau 2005;Caraveli 2000;OECD 1997). The results are different spatially and thematically and three important processes stand out today as changing Mediterranean rural landscapes: intensification, tourist-urbanindustrial sprawl and abandonment.…”

Section: Driving Forces Of Mediterranean Rural Landscape Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many regions saw a population decline, which resulted in changing land use, abandonment of marginal lands followed by colonisation of shrubs and tree species. As a result of agricultural policies and opportunities elsewhere, people are abandoning rural areas (Caraveli 2000), and farming is marginalised. Marginalisation of farming ('a process driven by a combination of social, economic, political and environmental factors, by which certain areas of farmland cease to be viable under an existing land use and socio-economic structure', Beaufoy et al 1994) may lead to different strategies, or responses from farmers, such as change of land use, e.g.…”

Section: Chapter 6 6 1 Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Europe: the paradox of landscape change : A case-study based contribution to the understanding of landscape transitions

Sluis

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A comparative analysis on intensification and extensification in mediterranean agriculture: dilemmas for LFAs policy

Cited by 166 publications

References 3 publications

Livestock systems and farming styles in Eastern Italian Alps: an on-farm survey

Livestock systems and farming styles in Eastern Italian Alps: an on-farm survey

Analysis of Farmland Abandonment at Parcel Level: A Case Study in the Mountainous Area of China

Europe: the paradox of landscape change : A case-study based contribution to the understanding of landscape transitions

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About