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I. Pardo ; S. Zabalza ; A. Berastegi ; R. Ripoll-Bosch ; C. Astrain |The concept of High Nature Value (HNV) farming hinges on the causality between agroecosystems with low intensity of management and the corresponding environmental outcomes, including high levels of biodiversity and the presence of semi-natural h[...]
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L’élevage pastoral traditionnel des oasis de montagne du Haut Atlas central est confronté à de fortes contraintes menaçant sa durabilité. Le présent article se propose d’identifier ces contraintes, d’explorer les stratégies d’adaptation des past[...]
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It is increasingly important that the extensive livestock systems become more resilient and market orientated to face current challenges. But this can only be achieved by more interconnected supply chains where consumers’ expectations are unders[...]
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In Southern Europe, the abandonment of the traditional transhumant system where sheep graze lowland areas during winter and distant mountain systems during summer has led to an important cultural loss and still poorly understood ecological conse[...]
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F.A. Madau ; B. Arru ; R. Furesi ; P. Sau ; P. Pulina |Dairy sheep farming systems provide a great range of ecosystem services (ESs) and social services (SSs). These are Agro-pastoral Secondary Outputs (ASOs), the promotion of which can help the survival of the systems and the rural regions in which[...]
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E. Garmendia ; A. Aldezabal ; E. Galán ; A. Andonegi ; A. Del Prado ; G. Gamboa ; O. Garcia ; G. Pardo ; N. Aldai ; L.J.R. Barron |Pastoral systems face increasing pressure from competing global markets, food sector industrialization, and new policies such as Europe’s post-2020 Common Agriculture Policy. This pressure threatens the use of extensive sheep-grazing systems in [...]
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Mountain grazing systems, based since ancient times on common land, are finding it increasingly challenging to ensure their economic viability. Although marginal in productive terms, these systems are high-value natural areas that provide multip[...]
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Most grazing lands in Mediterranean ecosystems that support extensive sheep farming systems are characterized by unfavorable edapho-climatic conditions, especially in semi-arid areas. Often, though, their use is far from sustainable, causing ero[...]
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A. Mohamed-Brahmi ; D. Tsiokos ; S. Ben Saïd ; S. Boudalia ; S. Smeti ; A. Bousbia ; Y. Gueroui ; A. Boudebbouz ; M. Anastasiadou ; G.K. Symeon |The indigenous cattle populations are threatened by extinction in many countries of the Mediterranean area. The objective of this study is the analysis of local cattle breeds’ production systems in Algeria, Greece, and Tunisia and the identifica[...]
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Taking into account that in the literature on pork-production Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) there are a few studies about the Iberian pig, the present article evaluates an extensive (growing-fattening) Iberian-pig system in Spain, producing meat f[...]
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Extensive outdoor low-intensity livestock farming systems are the principal form of management of high natural value farmland in Europe. Their marginalisation and poor recognition in policies and markets, can ultimately risk the future of sustai[...]
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The need to produce safe food products for an ever-growing world population while reducing the impact on climate change makes it necessary for the farm business to combine productivity and sustainability. As more efficient and sustainable produc[...]
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European traditional cultural landscapes are increasingly modified by rural abandonment and urban growth processes. Acknowledged as of High Nature Value for providing multiple ecosystem services while contributing to human well-being, the future[...]
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Spanish women pastoralists' pathways into livestock management: motivations, challenges and learning
Rural studies has made considerable theoretical and empirical progress on gender and agriculture, yet almost none of this work focuses specifically on women involved in livestock production in the Global North. To address this gap, we explored t[...]
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This work addresses the relevance of immigrant communities in a specific agricultural sector, extensive livestock husbandry – pastoralism. This activity provides a primary source of employment and income specifically in inner and remote rural ar[...]
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The communal pastures of the Natural Park Sierra de Grazalema are grazed by a total of 23 extensive herds, of which 75% are certified as organic, although only 39% are subsidized for being organic. In a previous research work, these farms were c[...]
Actes de Congrès ou Communication isolée
A. Lopez-Francos, ed. ; M. Jouven, ed. ; C. Porqueddu, ed. ; H. Ben Salem, ed. ; A. Keli, ed. ; A. Araba, ed. ; M. Chentouf, ed. | Zaragoza [Espagne] : CIHEAM-IAMZ | Options Méditerranéennes : Série A. Séminaires Méditerranéens, ISSN 0253-1542 | 2021The 1st Joint Meeting of the FAO-CIHEAM Network on Sheep and Goats (Subnetworks on Nutrition and Production Systems) and the FAO-CIHEAM Subnetwork on Mediterranean Pastures gathered more than 130 participants from 15 different countries in Mekne[...]
Actes de Congrès ou Communication isolée
R. Capone, ed. ; F. Bottalico, ed. ; H. El Bilali, ed. ; G. Ottomano Palmisano, ed. ; G. Cardone, ed. ; A. Acquafredda, ed. | Bari [Italie] : CIHEAM-IAMB | Options Méditerranéennes : Série A. Séminaires Méditerranéens, ISSN 0253-1542 | 2021This issue of Options Méditerranéennes encompasses the Proceedings of the international e-Workshop Pastoralism and Sustainable Development. The two-day e-workshop took place on July 14-15, 2021, within the project PACTORES (Pastoral ACTORs, Ecos[...]
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Rewilding and restoring cultural landscapes in Mediterranean mountains: opportunities and challenges
Farmland abandonment and the decline of livestock activity in the Mediterranean mountains have resulted in dramatic landscape changes, including the generalized expansion of shrublands and forests, and the homogenization of the old cultural land[...]
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L. Delattre ; M. Debolini ; J.-C. Paoli ; C. Napoleone ; M. Moulery ; L. Leonelli ; P. Santucci |Farm abandonment and over-extensification trends in less-favored livestock breeding areas in the Mediterranean have led to socio-environmental issues that are difficult to assess and address, due to the characteristics of these areas (e.g., poor[...]
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Mountain husbandry systems and their related products may directly or indirectly provide either ecosystem services (ESs) or disservices to humanity. The present study aims to evaluate the perception that a local mountain community has towards an[...]
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F.A. Ruiz ; M. Vazquez ; J.A. Camunez ; J.M. Castel ; Y. Mena |Aim of study: To characterize and analyse the extensive livestock farming systems in environmental protected area and propose strategies for their sustainable improvement. Area of study: Sierra Nevada Protected Area (Spain). Material and methods[...]
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Le Haut Atlas central marocain dans la région de Beni Mellal-Khenifra (Province d’Azilal) est caractérisé par des paysages fortement anthropisés comme dans toutes les régions de moyenne montagne du Maroc. Il s’agit de parcs arborés construits pa[...]
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L’Indemnité compensatoire de handicaps naturels (ICHN) est une subvention de la politique agricole commune qui cible les élevages extensifs à l’herbe dans les zones défavorisées. Cette étude évalue l’impact de la réforme 2015 sur un indicateur r[...]
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A. Ragkos ; S. Koutsou ; A. Theodoridis ; T. Manousidis ; V. Lagka |This paper investigates the role of labor – either family or hired – in the development of the Greek livestock sector and the effects of labor management strategies undertaken against the crisis. For this purpose, the main types of cattle and sh[...]
Ouvrage
Les paysages du pourtour méditerranéen français reflètent une intense et très ancienne occupation humaine. Les milieux ouverts, qui correspondent à des formations végétales spontanées allant du presque minéral au boisé (pelouses écorchées, lande[...]
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Alors que les systèmes d’élevage extensifs sont dévalorisés et que le rôle du gardiennage est minimisé par les services agricoles locaux, les entretiens menés auprès des bergers permettent de montrer au contraire son importance dans la région du[...]
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P.M. Toro-Mujica ; C. Aguilar ; R. Vera ; C. Barba ; J. Rivas ; A. García-Martínez |The dynamics of sheep systems the Mediterranean region have been influenced by reforms coming from the Common Agricultural Policy, and the general economic evolution of markets. The aim of this study was the analysis of the structural changes th[...]
Ouvrage
F. Launay, coord. ; E. Tchakerian, coord. ; J.-F. Bataille, coord. | Paris : Institut de l'élevage | Etudes | 2015Pour conforter la durabilité des élevages pastoraux méditerranéens, plusieurs voies d’avenir sont envisageables, présentant des intérêts différents à l’échelle des exploitations, mais également à l’échelle des territoires dans lesquels elles s’i[...]
Ouvrage
The Mediterranean basin has faced important changes in its environment : (i) urbanization and demographic pressure on natural resources, mainly land and water; (ii) increased food demand, and changes in habit and culture, and (iii) climate. Due [...]
