Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 12.1. The visions (Source: authors).
Vision typologies and key points of each vision created
Farming centred on a
conservation agenda,
landscape quality as a
desired outcome
Intensification of production, neo-
productivism, farming competitiveness
and profitability
Lively countryside with vibrant rural communities,
and strong rural-urban networks. Strong
reinforcement of rural values and lifestyle
CASE
STUDIES
Farm resilience, profitability, public
payments for non-market goods,
respecting environmental standards.
Food security, re-connecting people with
land, diversified farms, environmentally
friendly, reduced fossil fuels.
Connected communities, urban-rural
networks, innovative housing,
infrastructure.
Aberdeenshire
(Scotland)
Strong social dimension, cooperation
between farmers, direct support of rural
living for small farms and young farmers.
Pl
zeňský
region (Czech
Republic)
Food production, economic viability,
protected domestic markets, higher
status of farming, food quality.
Prosperous countrysides, prominent
small scale production, rural tourism,
cultural landscape.
Freiburg
region
(Germany)
'Regional competitiveness',
'environment-friendly management',
energy conservation and production.
Cultural landscape, society
values agriculture, long-term
policies, economic viability.
People-centred agriculture, 'sustainability' and
'individual self-responsibility'. Closer relationship
between society and agriculture.
Montermor-o-
Novo
(Portugal)
Intensification of production, economic viability. Safeguard
the Montado system, better technology, new rural identity.
Preserve Montado system, regional trademark, new mind-set
and identity, cooperation, strategic planning, training.
Pays de
Large competitive farms, farmer-
Search WWH ::
Custom Search