Stimulating the social and environmental benefits of agriculture and forestry: An EU-based comparative analysis

Knickel, Karlheinz; Maréchal, Anne

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.12.064

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“…Our basic understanding of social capital dates back to the 1980s and the work of Pierre Bourdieu (), James Coleman () and Robert Putnam (). Since then, many authors have continued their work (Fukuyama ; Portes and Landolt ; Knack and Keefer ; Woolcock ; Foley and Edwards ; Paxton ; Lin ; Knickel and Maréchal ; Rivera et al . ).…”

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The Role of Social Capital in Agricultural and Rural Development:Lessons Learnt from Case Studies in Seven Countries

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The importance of social capital for agricultural and rural development is explored in this paper through the analysis of seven comprehensive case studies that have been carried out in the framework of the European RETHINK research programme. The case studies are based on rather different initiatives at the interface between agricultural and rural development in Germany, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Denmark and Israel. The case studies represent a broad spectrum of socio‐economic and agricultural contexts and focus on the role of social capital for development. We explore how social capital materialises in the context of rural areas, and what nuances it acquires in different rural environments. The case studies are used to better understand, and to illustrate, different expressions of social capital in different situations. Within the broad notion of social capital, we pay particular attention to trust, cooperation, sense of community, and culture and tradition. All four dimensions play a critical role in agricultural and rural development as they affect how people relate to each other, organise themselves and interact for development.

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“…For the purpose of this paper a three steps methodology was adopted. The first step was a review of socio-political, economic and institutional drivers which influence the provision of ESBs in ten EU member states, on the basis of 34 case studies [29]. The selection criteria for the case studies were designed to obtain a good balance and representativeness of the variety of agriculture and forestry situations in the EU.…”

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Policy Mixes as a Strategy to Provide More Effective Social and Environmental Benefits: Evidence from Six Rural Areas in Europe

Mantino¹,

Vanni²

2019

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At the EU level, agricultural and rural development policies are increasingly oriented and targeted to the provision of public goods associated with farming. While most analysis focuses on the efficiency and effectiveness of specific types of interventions, this paper aims at exploring the role of policy mixes in stimulating the provision of environmental and social benefits (ESBs) associated with agriculture. The role of policy mixes in determining the provision of ESBs to farming is a complex matter, since different types of policies may have synergistic, overlapping and/or contrasting effects. On the basis of a comparative analysis of six case studies in different European countries, the analysis shows interesting solutions already being experimented with in the field by local actors working together through some form of cooperative action, highlighting how public intervention is often a combination of different policy instruments that may vary according to the type of socio-economic and institutional settings as well as according to the type of ESB targeted. The effectiveness of policy mixes depends not only on the design and implementation phases, but also on new governance arrangements stimulating alternative mechanisms of public goods provision, including market mechanisms and collective action.

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“…For Himalayan mountain region, farmers face irrigation water availability, with the limited or seasonal water supply (Saner et al, 2019). Developing a convergence between tourism and agri-food supply chains could be a win–win situation to ensure inclusive growth and sustainable livelihood activities among stakeholders (Accorsi et al, 2016; Anderson, 2018; Chen et al, 2012; de Krom, 2017; Knickel & Maréchal, 2018; Park et al, 2019).…”

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Performance Evaluation of Agro-tourism Clusters using AHP–TOPSIS

Joshi

Sharma

Singh

2020

Journal of Operations and Strategic Planning

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The aim of this article is to recognize the key critical success factors (CSFs) that determine the performance of agritourism clusters using combined analytical hierarchy process (AHP)-the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) method. The operational performance of agritourism clusters was determined using integrated approach, and 11 CSFs were initially identified through systematic literature review. Furthermore, experts validated and finalized nine CSFs that can determine the sustainable performance of agritourism network. Totally 15 experts (including practitioners and agritourism supply chain partners), were engaged in data collection process. The AHP application exhibits that destination attractiveness (D5) has the highest priority (0.156) among all the dimensions followed by local community contribution and sustainable livelihoods (D9). Furthermore, TOPSIS demonstrates that Pithoragarh (C7) has the ideal best value (0.7705) indicating that this cluster is performing the best among all the clusters followed by Almora (0.7209). The identification of CSFs to evaluate the performance of clusters in Uttarakhand, India can serve as guiding tool for the agritourism practitioners. The examination of pertinent issues with the focus on major support required, bottlenecks in adoption, key benefits of sustainable agritourism activities and most common sustainable practices are expected to provide new understanding about the sustainable agritourism business-based issues in India. The only limitation of this study is the geographic coverage and limited demography of the respondents. This study is one of the first efforts on assessing agritourism supply chain practices in India, with the special reference to Uttarakhand state.

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Stimulating the social and environmental benefits of agriculture and forestry: An EU-based comparative analysis

Cited by 15 publications

References 5 publications

The Role of Social Capital in Agricultural and Rural Development:Lessons Learnt from Case Studies in Seven Countries

The Role of Social Capital in Agricultural and Rural Development:Lessons Learnt from Case Studies in Seven Countries

Policy Mixes as a Strategy to Provide More Effective Social and Environmental Benefits: Evidence from Six Rural Areas in Europe

Performance Evaluation of Agro-tourism Clusters using AHP–TOPSIS

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