European farmers and participatory rural appraisal: A systematic literature review on experiences to optimize rural development

Menconi, Maria Elena; Grohmann, David; Mancinelli, Claudia

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.10.007

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“…However, in European contexts, the residents of the rural areas are not just the farmers, especially since in the last fifty years we have witnessed a tendency to build scattered dwellings. Even if the studies about local rural communities are mainly focused on farmers [15][16][17][18][19], real local development is possible only if the entire community is involved [20]. With the CAP 2007-2013, direct and inclusive involvement of the entire local community occurred only sporadically.…”

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“…Many researchers have shown that the involvement of local communities in Local Development Plans plays a crucial role in the enhancement of the territory [9,19,[71][72][73][74][75][76][77]. Stojcheska et al [18] observed that the rural policy "should be tailor made, based on the beneficiaries' needs and perceptions, and not just a 'copy-paste' solution designed for other circumstances" (p. 80).…”

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“…The practice of participation can be a way to reconnect the community with the territory. In participatory processes, the involvement of a local community with a strong sense of belonging with their territories not only facilitates its empowerment and the implementation of interventions, but the local community also becomes the first to try to manage better [19,81].…”

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Role of Local Action Groups in Improving the Sense of Belonging of Local Communities with Their Territories

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The perception of the landscape by the population is one of the themes introduced by the European Landscape Convention. Perception is the key to the integration between human and territorial activities, and between economic development and sustainability. Local Action Groups (LAGs) are groups with territorial boundaries, established by the European Common Agricultural Policy for implementing local development strategies by awarding grants to local projects. The aim of this work is the development of a method for evaluating the ability of the LAGs to enhance the sense of belonging of the population with their territories. The developed method includes identification of those natural, agricultural, historical, and cultural resources for which people feel a sense of belonging, and evaluation of the same through a comprehensive multivariate statistical analysis. This paper reports the results of the statistical analysis of the rankings of local landscapes made by 330 residents of an Italian LAG on the basis of their sense of belonging with them. People showed that the community of the studied LAG does not recognize itself in the typical crops of the entire area, and the attachment to minor historical centres scattered in the territory remains the prerogative of the individual municipalities. The results of this method could be used as a performance indicator for a local plan, in respect to the creation of a shared perception of the local area.

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“…Participatory action research (PAR) and its methodological approach can then be used to collaborate with local communities, to directly contribute to redirect current agrifood systems toward sustainability, responding to research questions of farmers and other actors of the territory, as well as guaranteeing greater autonomy and self-management [15][16][17]. In recent years, several studies investigated how to implement PAR at the local and European level as a tool to incentivize community-led local development strategies [3,17,18].…”

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Participatory Research towards Food System Redesign: Italian Case Study and Perspectives

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Industrial agriculture and its requirement for standardized approaches is driving the world towards a global food system, shrinking the role of farmers and shifting decision-making power. On the contrary, a holistic perspective towards a new food-system design could meet the needs of a larger share of stakeholders. Long-term experiments are crucial in this transition, being the hub of knowledge and the workshop of 'participation in' and 'appropriation of' the research in agriculture over a long term. We present a methodology applied during the creation of a small network of organic farmers in Italy and detail the steps of the co-innovation process implemented. After a context analysis of the area to define the type of research and degree of participation, three steps were performed: (1) Identification of stakeholders; (2) dialogic identification of common activities; and (3) validation and feedback from participants. In the first participatory step, five organic farms were engaged for the second and third steps. We organized meetings to discuss future plans, facilitating the interaction process between farmers and researchers. These activities led to: (i) the definition of a research protocol based on farmers' research needs for a new long-term experiment; (ii) committing farmers to take an active role in the research; and (iii) hosting experimental satellite trials in their own farms.

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“…Lamers et al . () mentioned that a careful process design has to be respected for successful output of the participatory planning process, and each process should be tailored to the community that expresses it (Menconi et al, ). Farmers have their own goals and ambitions and can exploit opportunities (Oteros Rozas et al ., ) especially if they are powerful.…”

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Participation in a Complex and Conflicting Context: Implementing a Shared Diagnosis in a Northern Tunisia Irrigation Scheme

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Marlet

Jamin

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Promoting innovation to improve both productivity and sustainability of irrigated farming systems is crucial for the first question addressed within the Sustainable Development Goals process led by the United Nations. This is a complex task that requires methods and processes which include a diversity of knowledge. For this reason, participatory approaches have been increasingly encouraged. A broad range of methods have been developed in the literature. However, debates on the effectiveness of the results, including questions on how different stakeholders influence results and how the context influences platform processes, remain theoretical. In this article, the authors evaluate the results of a participatory diagnosis aiming to identify the constraints and possible innovations to improve agricultural production in the Brahmi irrigation scheme in Tunisia. The process was implemented with individual interviews and focus groups operationalized through two types of platforms, 'Community of Practice (CoP)' and 'Learning and Practice Alliance (LPA)'. We highlighted that both CoP and LPA offer fruitful platforms for the interaction of all stakeholders. However, the results could be biased by the context and the expectations and strategies of powerful participants. RÉSUMÉPromouvoir l'innovation pour améliorer la productivité et la durabilité des systèmes agricoles irrigués est crucial pour répondre aux premiers objectifs du développement durable promu par les Nations Unies. Cette tâche exige l'effort de diverses disciplines. Les approches participatives ont donc été de plus en plus encouragées et développées dans la littérature. Cependant, les débats sur la qualité des résultats, y compris des questions sur les biais relatifs au type des parties prenantes et au contexte, restent théoriques. Dans cet article, les auteurs évaluent un diagnostic participatif visant à identifier les contraintes et les innovations possibles pour améliorer la production agricole dans un périmètre irrigué en Tunisie. Le processus a été mis en oeuvre d'une part avec des entretiens individuels et d'autre part avec des ateliers collectifs à travers deux types de plates-formes, Communauté de pratique (CoP) et Forum d'échange d'expérience (LPA). CoP et LPA offrent tous deux une plate-forme fructueuse pour l'interaction de toutes les parties prenantes. Cependant, les résultats peuvent être biaisés par le contexte, les attentes et les stratégies des participants puissants. Les entretiens individuels sont complémentaires des ateliers collectifs, en particulier dans les situations où des conflits ouverts ou latents existent.

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European farmers and participatory rural appraisal: A systematic literature review on experiences to optimize rural development

Cited by 63 publications

References 46 publications

Role of Local Action Groups in Improving the Sense of Belonging of Local Communities with Their Territories

Role of Local Action Groups in Improving the Sense of Belonging of Local Communities with Their Territories

Participatory Research towards Food System Redesign: Italian Case Study and Perspectives

Participation in a Complex and Conflicting Context: Implementing a Shared Diagnosis in a Northern Tunisia Irrigation Scheme

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