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The role of multi-actor governance in aligning farm modernization and sustainable rural development
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Typology and distribution of small farms in Europe: Towards a better picture
Get PDFThe contribution of small farms to local food supply, food security and food sovereignty is widely acknowledged at a global level. In the particular case of Europe, they often are seen as an alternative to large and specialised farms. Assessing the real role of small farms has been limited by a lack of information, as small farms are frequently omitted from agricultural censuses and national statistics. It is also well acknowledged that small farms differ widely, and are distributed according to different spatial patterns across Europe, fulfilling different roles according to the agriculture and territorial characteristics of each region. This paper presents the result of a novel classification of small farms at NUTS-3 level in Europe, according to the relevance of small farms in the agricultural and territorial context of each region, and based on a typology of small farms considering different dimensions of farm size. The maps presented result from an extensive data collection and variables selected according to European wide expert judgement, analysed with advanced cluster procedures. The results provide a fine grained picture of the role of small farms at the regional level in Europe today, and are expected to support further data analysis and targeted policy intervention.Typology and distribution of small farms in Europe: Towards a better picturepublishedVersio
Case studies of farm demonstration in Norway report 1: Promoting optimal soil culture
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Allodial Land Rights (The Odelsrett) and Early Nineteenth Century Norwegian Nationalism: Propertied Sovereignty as National Sovereignty
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Farmland conversion to fight climate change? Resource hierarchies, discursive power and ulterior motives in land use politics
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Adaptive biodiversity management of semi-natural hay meadows: The case of West-Norway
Get PDFWorldwide semi-natural habitats of high biological value are in decline. Consequently, numerous AgriEnvironment Schemes (AESs) intended to halt biodiversity loss within these habitats have been implemented. One approach has been the application of “adaptive management”, where scientific knowledge is applied alongside the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of stakeholders in order to establish an integrated approach that is adjusted as outcomes are assessed. In this paper we examine the effectiveness of the adaptive management approach of Norway’s Action Plan for Hay Meadows (APHM). Twenty-nine hay meadows from fourteen farms in the county of Møre og Romsdal were ecologically surveyed over a 2 year period. Interviews were also conducted with owners and land managers to explore TEK and management issues. The interdisciplinary study found that the disembedding of hay meadow management from its initial commercial purpose (in particular the loss of much of the livestock from the region) has contributed to a significant loss of TEK – which is now largely limited to knowledge of how the fields were managed recently. While, the APHM is limiting biodiversity decline by promoting traditional practices there were indications that the standardisation of management actions might negatively affect species composition in the long term. More critically, continued farm abandonment within the region means that without alternatives to management by farmers many of these meadows are likely to disappear in the next couple of decades. We conclude that adaptive management provides an effective short-term means of preserving hay meadows, but long term conservation will require a means of addressing the continued decline of local farming communities.Adaptive biodiversity management of semi-natural hay meadows: The case of West-NorwaypublishedVersionsubmittedVersio
The importance of the advisor’s relational and professional competence and formal power in meetings with farmers
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Samhandling mellom omlandskommunene Lurøy, Nesna, Hemnes og regionsenteret Mo i Rana – en kvalitativ og kvantitativ analyse
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Kompetanse og rådgivning i jordbruket: Kunnskapsoversikt, aktuelle problemstillinger og analytiske perspektiver for studier av bønders kompetanse som samspill mellom bønder, rådgivning og forskning
Get PDFDenne rapporten er utgitt som en del av arbeidet i prosjektet Kompetent Bonde. Vår intensjon har vært å hjelpe både oss selv og andre som er interessert i tema knyttet til kunnskap, kompetanse, innovasjon og rådgivning innenfor jordbrukssektoren. Det er et stort spekter av perspektiver og begreper som kan anvendes i studier og analyser av feltet. Vi peker i denne rapporten på e vi mener er mest aktuelle sett ut fra våre ståsteder. Rapporten er et fellesprodukt med bidrag fra alle forfatterne.Kompetanse og rådgivning i jordbruket: Kunnskapsoversikt, aktuelle problemstillinger og analytiske perspektiver for studier av bønders kompetanse som samspill mellom bønder, rådgivning og forskningacceptedVersionpublishedVersio