The role and importance of owner's perceptions and opinions in preserving continuity between generations on Slovenian mountain farms
Family ; Family farm ; Farm ; Mountain ; Mountain farming ; Slovenia ; Social reproduction
Family farms are characterized by the fact that they are passed down within the family from one generation to the next. In this way, the orientation of parents and especially farm owners is also passed on to children. With regard
to this characteristic, this paper proceeds from the hypothesis that owners’ beliefs, opinions, and perceptions have an important impact on farm succession in Slovenia. - (L'A.).
The paper provides an analysis of government support for organic farming in Ireland. Varying levels of encouragement and programmes are provided to farmers in their conversion from conventional to organic production, and in their maintenance
of organic production. It investigates relevant technical, financial, and policy support available to organic farmers. As an exploratory study, it develops an assessment of Ireland within eight key categories of organic agricultural support.
Biofuel ; Brazil ; Energy ; Energy policy ; Farmer ; Governance ; Social policy
The article deals with Brazilian biofuel production, biodiesel, social fuel, small farmers and credible politics. The paper discusses about the credibility of biodiesel policy of Brazilian governance, the implementation of the aims with integration
of the farmers and the reform offers for a social biodiesel policy. - (IfL)
Functional and structural changes of agricultural landscapes : how changes are conceived by local farmers in two Danish rural communities
A small number of farmers are interviewed in two contrasting Danish case study areas. The AA. analyze the way in which the landscape is perceived by farmers and compare their views of the changing landscapes with the actual recorded changes
In Slovenia agriculture is becoming less economically important activity in rural areas. The basic function of food production is replaced by various activities to generate diversification of farm income, to preserve family tradition or to perform
leisure activities etc. The registration of supplementary activities on farms stimulates progressive entrepreneurship development. These activities are based upon farm’s endogenous potentials and contribute to the provision of local food and services
Farming livelihoods and landscapes : tensions in rural development and environmental regulation
Devon ; England ; Environmental conservation ; Farmer behaviour ; Landscape dynamics ; Rural development ; Rural landscape ; United Kingdom
-agriculturally related activities in the landscape, while the other argues there is more continuity than change in current practices. A case study of livestock farming in Devon is presented. The farmers adopt agri-centric coping strategies embedded within
. . . Silver in the stars and gold in the morning sun : non-farm rural landowners’ motivations for rural living and attachment to their land
In order to understand how the growing non-farm rural landowner population will influence the rural landscape, this research explored the motivations of non-farm rural landowners for living in rural areas, and their perceptions of their property
. People choose to live in rural areas because they are quiet, natural, open, private, and clean. Non-farm rural landowners prefer landscapes with trees and water, and aesthetic quality are crucial.
Livelihood diversification of farmers and nomads of eastern transect in Tibetan Plateau
Livelihoods of farmers and nomads in Tibetan Plateau are severely affected by grassland and herbal resources degeneration. This paper examines livelihood assets, livelihood diversification level and livelihood strategies of farmers and nomads in 3
are discussed. This study provides a scientific basis for anti-poverty of local farmers and nomads and regional sustainable development of Tibetan Plateau.
Agricultural practice ; Agro-ecology ; Farming system ; Greece ; Landscape ; Landscape esthetics ; Lesvos ; Terrace cultivation
The paper discusses the effectiveness of an agri-environmental policy measure for the reconstruction of cultivation terraces in Greece, with regard to existing practices of farmers. Findings for Lesvos reveal that only part-time and hobby farmers
Returning farmland to lake is one of the important parts of restoring wetland ecosystem function in the Yangtze River Valley of China. Based on field survey and experimentation, this research evaluated the benefit losses of the resettled farmers
and the increased values of ecosystem service functions caused by wetland recovery, and furthermore, the value of eco-compensation for relocated farmers was calculated by considering the combination of the farmers’ compensation appeal.
Agricultural landscape change at the small scale is studied to conceptualize the processes that change these landscapes according to the decisions that farmers make. The five-year differences in land cover, land use and landscape at the small scale
are studied in three dimensions: symbolic, productive and ecological. Understanding the dynamic diversity requires studying human interventions at the right scale, the one that corresponds to the scale of the changes at the farm.
Agriculture ; Cultural patrimony ; Environment ; Natural heritage ; Organic farming ; Protected area ; Regional park ; Slovenia
Protected areas are known for their cultural and natural heritage, but the protection brings measures which represent obstacles for development. Agriculture is part of those measures and it is increasingly transformed into organic farming. The paper
is based on organic farming research in three protected areas in Slovenia: Triglav National Park, Kozjansko Regional Park and Goričko Landscape Park. Results were gathered by interviewing people, responsible for development of agriculture. - (L'A.).
abandonment, soil erosion under rain fed cereals, soil erosion in vineyards,soil erosion in rain fed fruit-tree orchards, erosion and other problems derived from irrigation (piping development and salinization). The trend towards larger fields and farms
in both dry farming and irrigated systems has resulted in a relaxation of soil conservation practices.