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Typology and distribution of small farms in Europe: towards a better picture. L...
Guimoar, Nuno; Godinho, Sérgio; Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Czejac, Marta; Kanya, J.; Maraccini, Elisa; Niedermayr, J.; O'Rourke, EllenThe 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 a...
‘Shift happens’: Co-constructing transition pathways towards the regional susta...
McKee, Annie; Holstead, Kirsty; Sutherland, Lee-Ann; Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Guimarães, HelenaFarming systems have to face challenges that originate in changes of global dimension in both the bio-physical and the societal sphere, such as Climate change (leading to increasing weather uncertainty and raising average temperatures, thus impacting agro-ecosystems and water supplies); Food safety concerns (spreading in Europe while in other regions food security remains a challenge) and Changing consumption p...