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Actions to strengthen the contribution of small farms and small food businesses...
Moreno‑Pérez, Olga; Arnalte‑Mur, Laura; Cerrada‑Serra, Pedro; Martinez‑Gomez, Victor; damsone‑Fiskovica, Anda; Bjørkhaug4; Brunori, GianlucaThis study stems from a participatory foresight exercise conducted in nine Mediterranean, Baltic, Nordic and Eastern European regions, aiming to strengthen the role of small farms and small food businesses in ensuring food security. A wide range of stakeholders participated by attending workshops. They represented farmers’ organisations, food businesses, consumers’ organisations, NGOs, researchers, extension se...
Disentangling the diversity of small farm business models in Euro-Mediterranean...
Prosperi, Paolo; Galli, Francesa; Moreno Perez, Olga; Chiffoleau, Yuna; Grando, Stephano; Karanikolas, P; Rivera, Maria; Goussios, GWith growing concern for the unsustainability of food systems, the international research community has turned its attention to small farms as key actors to potentially face the global food crisis. This study aims to support a policy design that values the diversity of small farms business models vis-à-vis environmental, economic, social and institutional challenges affecting European farming systems. Building ...
Enacted relations and the resilience of territorially embedded production syste...
Von Munchäusen, Susanne; Kirwan, James; Maye, Damian; Muñoz-Rojas, José; Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Prosperi, Paolo; Vergamini, DanieleGlobalization of food chains and scale increases in business models are dramatically affecting rural areas in Europe, by a simplification of land use, new urban-rural relations and reshaped social networks. While pressures on land use systems have been increasing due to the competition on commodity markets, the role of territorially embedded production systems remains crucial in keeping farm biodiversity and un...
Food system integration of olive-oil-producing small farms in Southern Europe
Karanikolas, Pavlos; Martinez-Gomez, Victor; Galli, Francesca; Prosperi, Paolo; Hernández, Paola; Arnalte-Mur, Laura; Rivera, Maria; Goussios, GiannisThis study aims to identify the various forms of integration of olive-oil-producing small farms (OSFs) into food systems in four Southern European regions, as well as to identify the most beneficial strategies of integration. Drawing on data from the SALSA Project, the study has found that besides self-provision, OSFs are engaged in multiple types of integration, including reciprocity relations as well as relat...
Assessing the role of small farms in regional food systems in Europe: Evidence ...
Rivera, Maria; Guarín, Alejandro; Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Almaas, Henrik; Arnalte, Laura; Burns, Vanessa; Czekaj, Marta; Ellis, Rowan; Galli, RowanThe importance of small farms is well established and recognized in developing countries, but far less is known about their role in Europe, where agriculture is largely industrialized. In this paper we use a comparative analysis of evidence from 15 European countries to assess the contribution of small farms to regional food production and availability, across geographies and products. We collected information ...
How do small farms contribute to food and nutrition security? Linking European ...
Galli, Francesca; Grando, Stephano; Adamsone, Anda; Bjorkhaug, Hilde; Czekaj, Marta; Duckett, Dominic; Almaas, Henrik; Karanikolas, PavlosDespite a longstanding literature on small farm-households, there is limited consideration of small farms’ role in food and nutrition security (FNS) at territorial level. The purpose of this study is to provide insights about how small farms contribute to FNS at different territorial scales, by focusing on farmers' strategies and consequential FNS outcomes. Analysis is based on two years (2017–2019) of field wo...
The contribution of small family farms to food and nutrition security: a Europe...
Galli, Francesca; Pinto Correia, Teresa; Rivera, Maria; Prosperi, Paolo; Brunori, GianlucaSmall family farms represent the majority of farmers in Europe, are characterized by a strong heterogeneity and encompass a range of organizational and structural patterns (Eurostat, 2015). The capacity of small family farms to mobilize resources, such as social capital and local knowledge is also emphasized (van der Ploeg, 2013). The debate on small family farms contribution to food and nutrition security (FNS...
Small farms, evolving typologies to support policy making
Galli, Francesca; Prosperi, Paolo; Pinto Correia, Teresa; Rivera, Maria; Brunori, GianlucaSmall family farms represent the largest number of farmers globally. Farm - household needs and dynamics balance self-provisioning and economic integration in different ways. Small farm households interact with territorial food systems in different ways in different context. What is the contribution of different small farm types and strategies to regional food system outcomes? This work elaborates on what is a ...