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Conclusion: Which perspectives for future research on multifunctionality of agriculture and rural areas?

Cairol, Dominique; Coudel, Emilie; Knickel, Karlheinz; … - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 7 (2008) 4/5, pp. 419-436

This last paper aims to summarise reflexions made in the preceding papers of this Special Issue. We will first show the common conclusions of the different reviews on multifunctionality, and discuss the global state-of-the-art: multifuntionality does not yet appear as a very stabilised concept,...

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Farming, the Environment and Entrepreneurship in the Shropshire Hills 1997-2009

Tate, Graham - African Farm Management Association - AFMA - 2012

of other entrepreneurial activity associated with the same SMEs. The following work objectives were adopted: To examine a … framework of McElwee (2008) and the earlier work of Carter (1998) are applied to classify the actions of the farmer SMEs with … relation to their entrepreneurial activities. A longitudinal study of a stratified random sample of rural SMEs in the …

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Evaluation of policies in terms of the multifunctionality of agriculture and rural space: more integrative conceptual and analytical frameworks needed

Knickel, Karlheinz; Kroger, Melanie - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 7 (2008) 4/5, pp. 399-418

A status-quo analysis of the way the question of the multifunctionality of agriculture and of rural space is dealt with in policy evaluation is given. Focus is on conceptual frameworks, tools and methods. The paper builds on a review of policy evaluation practice and experiences in six different...

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Review of studies on the establishment and management of policies for multifunctionality

Sumelius, John; Backman, Stefan - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 7 (2008) 4/5, pp. 386-398

This paper presents a review of the topics in existing research on the establishment and management of public policies for multifunctional purposes. The review is a complete survey of studies carried out in five countries: Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia and UK. The viewpoints adopted in...

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Multifunctionality: refocusing a spreading, loose and fashionable concept for looking at sustainability?

Caron, Patrick; Reig, Ernest; Roep, Dirk; Hediger, Werner; … - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 7 (2008) 4/5, pp. 301-318

The notion of agriculture's Multifunctionality (MF) emerged in the 1980s. It then followed two trajectories since the 1990s: a conflicting period linked to its use in the international trade negotiations on the one hand, a spreading in terms of meaning, use and geographically on the other hand....

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Multifunctionality: epistemic diversity and concept oriented research clusters

Caron, Patrick; Reig, Ernest; Roep, Dirk; Hediger, Werner; … - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 7 (2008) 4/5, pp. 319-338

This paper provides a mapping of the different uses of the word multifunctionality. To explore the diversity of meanings and interpretations, a comparative analysis was conducted through five national case studies in France, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Switzerland. The analysis conducted...

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Innovative farm policies and their impact in a French frontier zone: reviving old conflicts in Guadeloupe (FWI)?

Dulcire, Michel; Chia, Eduardo - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 9 (2012) 3/4, pp. 168-184

Society now expects agriculture to fulfil new functions to improve quality of life. This requirement has been reinforced by recent crises. The 1999 French Agricultural Framework Law (LOA) formalised agricultural multifunctionality and included payments to farmers for new practices, which satisfy...

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Paths to developing multifunctional agriculture: insights for rural development policies

Casini, Leonardo; Contini, Caterina; Romano, Caterina - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 9 (2012) 3/4, pp. 185-203

The paper proposes to contribute to the growing literature on the practise and significance of multifunctional agriculture, drawing on an empirical study of 50 farms located in Central Italy and Sicily. The paper intends, in particular, to identify and analyse the ways that multifunctionality...

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Novos dados sobre a evolução da população ativa rural e da pluriatividade no Rio Grande do Sul

Anjos, Flávio Sacco dos; Caldas, Nadia Velleda - Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural - SOBER - 2008

O artigo analisa as transformações que atingem o meio rural gaúcho nos cinco primeiros anos do século XXI, demonstrando o impacto da desagrarização e da pluriatividade a partir das informações fornecidas pela Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílio. Com base nos dados disponíveis é...

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Patterns of resource use on Danish organic farms: aspects of farm-based rural development

Frederiksen, Pia; Langer, Vibeke - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 7 (2008) 1/2, pp. 96-109

The diversity in the Danish organic farming sector in terms of patterns of human resource use is investigated. Based on the total time allocated to agricultural activities almost half the organic farms are full-time farms, one third part-time and the rest hobby farms. Spouses contribute little...

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