Hedgerow planting activities by Danish farmers : a case study from central Jutland
Denmark ; Farm ; Geographical information system ; Hedge ; Jylland ; Landscape dynamics ; Landscape ecology ; Rural landscape
The study is based on a questionnaire survey with farmers in two parishes supplemented by aerial photo interpretation. The first section examines changes in hedgerow network parameters between 1972 and 1995. The second section analyses the net
effect of planting activities between 1987 and 1997 and the motives behind them. Full-time farmers were the most active farm group concerning the proportion of farmers planting hedgerows. Subvention had a strong impact on planting activities.
Farmers' decision making on land use - the importance of soil conditions in the case of Río Cabuyal watershed, Colombia
Agropedology ; Andes ; Choice ; Colombia ; Crop selection ; Decision ; Farm ; Land use
Based on a study of farmers' decisions regarding land use type (forest, pasture, fallow or crop) and crop choice in the Columbian Andes, the paper shows that despite farmers' detailed knowledge of the diverse soil conditions in the area, other
factors (farm size, market and input-related concerns) are more important for farmers' actual choice of land use type and crop.
A decade of land reform and farm restructuring : what Russia can learn from the world experience.
Agrarian reform ; Agrarian structure ; Agriculture ; Comparative study ; Farm ; Russia ; World
The paper deals with the following subjects : 1. The transition agenda in agriculture 2. Ownership and transferability of land 3. Farm organisation and farming structure 4. Reforms, policy environment and agricultural performance. - (MT)
A specific type of traditional, coupled infield-outfield farming, is analysed on the basis of a diary 1829-57 with the aim of understanding functions and effects of the farming system in relation to landscape physiognomy. Transfer of plant nutrients
Agriculture ; Belgium ; Family income ; Farm income ; Living standard ; Poverty ; Regional disparities
holdings have an overall family income of less than 10 000 euros, or less than the guaranteed minimum wage. Other aspects discussed include the investment burden, the patrimony of farmers, the outlook for the future and the regional differences
its agricultural function. They are associated with disturbing demographic phenomena like the depopulation of villages, migration and the ageing of the owners of farms. Other unfavourable processes are the extensification of output, the laying fallow
of large areas of land and a lack of interest in farm enlargement. A division of agricultural problem areas into 4 types may be proposed. These areas are concentrated in just a few regions of Poland. - (BJ)
Agriculture ; China ; Climatic variation ; Farm income ; Global change ; Impact ; Model ; Precipitation ; Simulation ; Temperature ; Twenty-first century
. The AA. utilized county-level agricultural, climatic, socio-economic and edaphic data for 1275 agriculture-dominated counties for the period of 1985-1991, to examine farmer-adapted response to climate variations across the country. Although they applied
methodologies developed in the United States, much attention is paid to adapting these methods to China's conditions, such as farm labor, management, and technology development.
Impatto del ley farming system sulle risorse ambientali dell' Australia occidentale
Agricultural production ; Agriculture ; Australia ; Environment ; Environmental degradation ; Farming system ; Plant canopy ; Resource management ; Succession of crops ; Western Australia
Agricultural development ; America ; Brazil ; FAMILY FARMS ; Farmer ; Farming ; Farming system ; Production system ; Research and development ; Semi arid zone ; Small farms ; South America ; Tropical zone
to the change in local organization of the agricultural production process, the wide variety of farms and how they are changing, the collective decision-making process and farmers' organizations, and the changes in technical production systems, agricultural
Agriculture ; Asia ; Central Asia ; Collective farming ; Decision making process ; Economic dependency ; Living conditions ; Living standard ; Mountain farming ; Rural economy ; Tadzhikistan