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Care Farming: A Sustainable Approach to Multifunctionality In AgricultureElisaMendelsohn
This document discusses care farming, an approach that views agriculture as providing multiple functions including crop production, environmental benefits, recreation, and health services. It outlines how care farming utilizes the therapeutic aspects of agriculture and nature to benefit health and well-being. The document also uses a case study of Magdalen Farm to illustrate how a farm can provide various services including health, education, and sustainability.
One of the challenges of ecological intensification is to move agricultural research out of a focus on singular focal areas – e.g., improved seed, pest control, water management –
to solutions that integrate all components of the farming system. As such, the canon of knowledge supporting ecological intensification is transdisciplinary, focusing on the biological components of farming systems and agroecological practices but extending as well to considerations of policy and farmer and societal benefits. As the biodiversity benefits of ecological intensification, along with the negative externalities of conventional agriculture are an important motivation for ecological intensification, we have included literature on these topic, as well as references that relate climate change to ecosystem services in agriculture.
The glossary presented here is compiled on this basis, to provide definitions of key terms relevant to ecological intensification.
Benefits of Organic Agriculture as a Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation...x3G9
Organic agriculture has potential as both an adaptation and mitigation strategy for climate change in developing countries. As an adaptation strategy, organic agriculture builds soil organic matter and water retention, making agriculture less vulnerable to drought and extreme weather events. Organic agriculture also reduces financial risks for farmers through lower input costs and higher prices. As a mitigation strategy, organic agriculture avoids greenhouse gas emissions from synthetic fertilizers and sequesters carbon in soil organic matter through certain agricultural practices. While more research is still needed, organic agriculture shows promise as a sustainable livelihood approach that can help rural communities adapt to climate change impacts with low financial requirements.
Biodiversity, Biofuels, Agroforestry and Conservation Agriculturex3G9
This document discusses agroecology as a transdisciplinary science for sustainable agriculture. It reviews key developments in agroecology including its use of a systems approach and concept of agroecosystems. Agroecology research has focused on understanding agroecosystem structure, function, and sustainability. More recent work integrates ecology, agronomy, economics and sociology to promote biodiversity and biophysical sustainability. Organic farming is presented as an example of integrating bio-physical and socio-economic sustainability through legal regulation. Overall, agroecology acts as a bridge between disciplines and between theory and practice of sustainable agriculture.
Food systems and natural resources-2016 Food Security and Climate change im...New Food Innovation Ltd
"We are what we eat, they say . Our Existence and, therefore, any of aspirations we might have as a society depend on the availability of , and access to, food. At the same time , our food depends on the state of natural resources .The Food we grow, harvest and trade , transport , store , sell and consumer is therefore one of the essential connecting threads between culture and wellbeing, their health and that of the planet
Agri-Food System Dynamics: Pathways to Sustainability in an Era of Uncertaintyx3G9
This document discusses the dynamic and complex nature of agri-food systems and argues that the prevailing approaches to agricultural science and policy often fail to provide sustainable outcomes, especially for poor people in developing countries. It outlines two perspectives in agricultural science - a holistic, systems-based approach versus an orthodox, equilibrium-focused approach. A holistic approach that considers uncertainty, diversity and complexity is needed to better understand agri-food systems and define practices and policies that can help systems become more resilient to shocks and stresses. The document examines drivers of change in global agri-food systems and characteristics of diverse rural livelihoods to provide context for later discussions of sustainability narratives and pathways.
Global Warming Impacts on Uganda - Integral Farm - Household ManagementZ3P
This document summarizes a study on the impacts of the Congregational Agricultural Development Programme (CADeP) in Uganda. CADeP provides training in sustainable organic agriculture and farm/household improvements. The study evaluated 31 farms that received CADeP training. It found that trained farmers adopted more improved practices, cultivated more land, and saw increased crop yields and household food security. Qualitatively, communities experienced better health and diets. While soil and crop management saw great gains, livestock management requires more work. Overall, CADeP training has helped achieve its goals of more sustainable livelihoods and food security through integral farm-household management.
Care Farming: A Sustainable Approach to Multifunctionality In AgricultureElisaMendelsohn
This document discusses care farming, an approach that views agriculture as providing multiple functions including crop production, environmental benefits, recreation, and health services. It outlines how care farming utilizes the therapeutic aspects of agriculture and nature to benefit health and well-being. The document also uses a case study of Magdalen Farm to illustrate how a farm can provide various services including health, education, and sustainability.
One of the challenges of ecological intensification is to move agricultural research out of a focus on singular focal areas – e.g., improved seed, pest control, water management –
to solutions that integrate all components of the farming system. As such, the canon of knowledge supporting ecological intensification is transdisciplinary, focusing on the biological components of farming systems and agroecological practices but extending as well to considerations of policy and farmer and societal benefits. As the biodiversity benefits of ecological intensification, along with the negative externalities of conventional agriculture are an important motivation for ecological intensification, we have included literature on these topic, as well as references that relate climate change to ecosystem services in agriculture.
The glossary presented here is compiled on this basis, to provide definitions of key terms relevant to ecological intensification.
Benefits of Organic Agriculture as a Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation...x3G9
Organic agriculture has potential as both an adaptation and mitigation strategy for climate change in developing countries. As an adaptation strategy, organic agriculture builds soil organic matter and water retention, making agriculture less vulnerable to drought and extreme weather events. Organic agriculture also reduces financial risks for farmers through lower input costs and higher prices. As a mitigation strategy, organic agriculture avoids greenhouse gas emissions from synthetic fertilizers and sequesters carbon in soil organic matter through certain agricultural practices. While more research is still needed, organic agriculture shows promise as a sustainable livelihood approach that can help rural communities adapt to climate change impacts with low financial requirements.
Biodiversity, Biofuels, Agroforestry and Conservation Agriculturex3G9
This document discusses agroecology as a transdisciplinary science for sustainable agriculture. It reviews key developments in agroecology including its use of a systems approach and concept of agroecosystems. Agroecology research has focused on understanding agroecosystem structure, function, and sustainability. More recent work integrates ecology, agronomy, economics and sociology to promote biodiversity and biophysical sustainability. Organic farming is presented as an example of integrating bio-physical and socio-economic sustainability through legal regulation. Overall, agroecology acts as a bridge between disciplines and between theory and practice of sustainable agriculture.
Food systems and natural resources-2016 Food Security and Climate change im...New Food Innovation Ltd
"We are what we eat, they say . Our Existence and, therefore, any of aspirations we might have as a society depend on the availability of , and access to, food. At the same time , our food depends on the state of natural resources .The Food we grow, harvest and trade , transport , store , sell and consumer is therefore one of the essential connecting threads between culture and wellbeing, their health and that of the planet
Agri-Food System Dynamics: Pathways to Sustainability in an Era of Uncertaintyx3G9
This document discusses the dynamic and complex nature of agri-food systems and argues that the prevailing approaches to agricultural science and policy often fail to provide sustainable outcomes, especially for poor people in developing countries. It outlines two perspectives in agricultural science - a holistic, systems-based approach versus an orthodox, equilibrium-focused approach. A holistic approach that considers uncertainty, diversity and complexity is needed to better understand agri-food systems and define practices and policies that can help systems become more resilient to shocks and stresses. The document examines drivers of change in global agri-food systems and characteristics of diverse rural livelihoods to provide context for later discussions of sustainability narratives and pathways.
Global Warming Impacts on Uganda - Integral Farm - Household ManagementZ3P
This document summarizes a study on the impacts of the Congregational Agricultural Development Programme (CADeP) in Uganda. CADeP provides training in sustainable organic agriculture and farm/household improvements. The study evaluated 31 farms that received CADeP training. It found that trained farmers adopted more improved practices, cultivated more land, and saw increased crop yields and household food security. Qualitatively, communities experienced better health and diets. While soil and crop management saw great gains, livestock management requires more work. Overall, CADeP training has helped achieve its goals of more sustainable livelihoods and food security through integral farm-household management.
Developing Corporate Social Responsibility for a Sustainable Food System in H...11leeco
This document discusses developing corporate social responsibility for a sustainable food system in Hong Kong. It notes that Hong Kong faces challenges of a growing population, limited resources, and reliance on imports, threatening the sustainability of its food system. Corporations have the capacity to help address this through developing long-term CSR strategies and partnerships with stakeholders. The document reviews factors shaping Hong Kong's unsustainable food system, including globalization increasing food imports and related emissions, concerns over food safety from China, and limited waste management infrastructure in Hong Kong struggling with large amounts of food waste. Rising wealth in Hong Kong is also connected to changes in diet and consumption patterns that impact sustainability.
1) There is an ongoing debate around land sparing versus land sharing approaches to address the nexus of food production and biodiversity conservation.
2) This debate has led to unproductive discussions at times due to differing framings and perspectives around issues like the measurement of biodiversity and scale.
3) Moving the discussion forward requires recognizing the analytical value but also limitations of trade-off analysis, being explicit about scale issues, and openly discussing ideological positions rather than claiming objectivity. Reframing the debate around land scarcity rather than food could also help advance productive discussions.
Innovation diffusion: Dissemination circuits of improved cookstoves in Maroua...AI Publications
This document summarizes a study on the dissemination circuits of improved cookstoves in Maroua, Cameroon. It finds that improved cookstoves were first introduced in Maroua by French organizations to reduce fuelwood consumption and pressure on degraded forests. The main actors involved in dissemination include the government, NGOs, community groups, and individuals. Dissemination circuits used are sensitization activities, media, and interpersonal channels, with interpersonal channels being most common (36%). However, the study finds that current dissemination circuits are insufficient, as the traditional three stone fireplace remains most commonly used. It provides suggestions to promote wider dissemination and adoption of improved cookstoves to address issues of fuel
The Carbon Trust was commissioned by Public Health England ( PHE) to help them better understand environmental impacts of the new Eatwell Guide being founded and created .
They wished to obtain a wide ranging but well founded analysis covering complex sets of ingredients. It was considered useful to be able to review the results in light of the current typical UK diet
This document summarizes a study that integrated ecosystem services and disservices in cultural landscapes in southwest Ethiopia. The researchers identified 3 distinct groups of households based on their experiences of forest benefits (services) and costs (disservices). Group 1 experienced high benefits and high costs, Group 2 experienced average benefits but high costs, and Group 3 experienced low benefits and low costs. Biophysical factors like forest cover and altitude helped determine which groups experienced more costs. While attitudes towards the forest did not differ, understanding the balance of services and disservices can help facilitate ecosystem management and address differences between households.
Tennyson Magombo: Incidence of Indigenous and Innovative climate change adapt...AfricaAdapt
This study examined indigenous climate change adaptation practices of smallholder farmers in Chikhwawa District, Southern Malawi. The researchers identified several key indigenous adaptation strategies used by farmers, including crop diversification, eating a wild tuber plant called nyika, applying organic manure to fields, mixed crop-livestock farming, small-scale irrigation, and generating non-farm income. Factors like household size, income, access to markets and extension services affected the adoption of these strategies. The researchers concluded that promoting indigenous practices through improved extension, collective action, and domesticating nyika could help farmers better adapt to climate change.
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This document provides an overview of agroecology as it relates to sensitizing higher education institutions in Kenya. It defines agroecology in multiple ways and outlines its three dimensions. Agroecology is presented as an integrated science with principles that contribute to sustainable food and nutrition security. Achieving food and nutrition security is described as a "wicked problem" that requires a systems approach. The document discusses various perspectives on agriculture and the need for an interdisciplinary approach like agroecology. It also covers political agroecology and principles of agroecology in more depth.
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The document summarizes a study that examined the relationship between household livelihood strategies, assets, and food security in Ethiopia. 340 households in 6 villages were surveyed about their livelihood activities, asset ownership, and food security. Preliminary analysis identified 5 distinct livelihood strategies, including coffee/teff/maize and sorghum/teff/maize. Certain natural, physical, social, and economic assets were found to be significant for particular livelihood strategies. Households following strategies that combined cash crops and diverse food crops had better food security outcomes. The study aims to inform policy discussions on agriculture and food security.
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This document summarizes the relationship between population growth, sustainable land management, and food security in India. It notes that India faces challenges of high population growth putting pressure on limited land and water resources, leading to issues like land degradation, water scarcity, and food crises. Sustainable land management is presented as a solution that can help increase agricultural production to meet food demands while preserving land quality and the environment for future generations. Key concepts discussed include Malthusian theory of population growth outpacing food supply, the environmental impacts of intensive cultivation and groundwater extraction for irrigation, and balancing economic development with sustainable resource use.
1) Achieving sustainable consumption and production patterns is important for maintaining natural resources and ecosystems that support economic activity and human needs.
2) Current consumption and production patterns are unsustainable due to food waste, resource degradation, and pollution.
3) Shifting to more sustainable patterns through policies promoting efficiency, education, and responsible consumption can generate economic and social benefits while reducing environmental risks.
The document discusses challenges faced by organic farmers in Malaysia based on a study conducted in Cameron Highlands. The key challenges identified are:
1) Land tenure issues as many farmers do not own the land and work on temporary occupation licenses that are renewed annually, preventing long-term investment.
2) Labor shortages as organic farming is labor-intensive but local labor is lacking, requiring reliance on foreign workers which current policies are reducing.
3) Lack of training and extension services from the government on organic farming techniques as extension workers lack expertise in organic agriculture.
4) Marketing challenges as many people are unaware of organic benefits and cannot afford higher prices, though farmers address this partly through association websites and
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2) Explica que el diálogo social promueve mejores condiciones de vida y trabajo, así como una mayor justicia social.
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Developing Corporate Social Responsibility for a Sustainable Food System in H...11leeco
This document discusses developing corporate social responsibility for a sustainable food system in Hong Kong. It notes that Hong Kong faces challenges of a growing population, limited resources, and reliance on imports, threatening the sustainability of its food system. Corporations have the capacity to help address this through developing long-term CSR strategies and partnerships with stakeholders. The document reviews factors shaping Hong Kong's unsustainable food system, including globalization increasing food imports and related emissions, concerns over food safety from China, and limited waste management infrastructure in Hong Kong struggling with large amounts of food waste. Rising wealth in Hong Kong is also connected to changes in diet and consumption patterns that impact sustainability.
1) There is an ongoing debate around land sparing versus land sharing approaches to address the nexus of food production and biodiversity conservation.
2) This debate has led to unproductive discussions at times due to differing framings and perspectives around issues like the measurement of biodiversity and scale.
3) Moving the discussion forward requires recognizing the analytical value but also limitations of trade-off analysis, being explicit about scale issues, and openly discussing ideological positions rather than claiming objectivity. Reframing the debate around land scarcity rather than food could also help advance productive discussions.
Innovation diffusion: Dissemination circuits of improved cookstoves in Maroua...AI Publications
This document summarizes a study on the dissemination circuits of improved cookstoves in Maroua, Cameroon. It finds that improved cookstoves were first introduced in Maroua by French organizations to reduce fuelwood consumption and pressure on degraded forests. The main actors involved in dissemination include the government, NGOs, community groups, and individuals. Dissemination circuits used are sensitization activities, media, and interpersonal channels, with interpersonal channels being most common (36%). However, the study finds that current dissemination circuits are insufficient, as the traditional three stone fireplace remains most commonly used. It provides suggestions to promote wider dissemination and adoption of improved cookstoves to address issues of fuel
The Carbon Trust was commissioned by Public Health England ( PHE) to help them better understand environmental impacts of the new Eatwell Guide being founded and created .
They wished to obtain a wide ranging but well founded analysis covering complex sets of ingredients. It was considered useful to be able to review the results in light of the current typical UK diet
This document summarizes a study that integrated ecosystem services and disservices in cultural landscapes in southwest Ethiopia. The researchers identified 3 distinct groups of households based on their experiences of forest benefits (services) and costs (disservices). Group 1 experienced high benefits and high costs, Group 2 experienced average benefits but high costs, and Group 3 experienced low benefits and low costs. Biophysical factors like forest cover and altitude helped determine which groups experienced more costs. While attitudes towards the forest did not differ, understanding the balance of services and disservices can help facilitate ecosystem management and address differences between households.
Tennyson Magombo: Incidence of Indigenous and Innovative climate change adapt...AfricaAdapt
This study examined indigenous climate change adaptation practices of smallholder farmers in Chikhwawa District, Southern Malawi. The researchers identified several key indigenous adaptation strategies used by farmers, including crop diversification, eating a wild tuber plant called nyika, applying organic manure to fields, mixed crop-livestock farming, small-scale irrigation, and generating non-farm income. Factors like household size, income, access to markets and extension services affected the adoption of these strategies. The researchers concluded that promoting indigenous practices through improved extension, collective action, and domesticating nyika could help farmers better adapt to climate change.
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Presented by Terry Sunderland at the IUFRO Conference: Strengthening scientific collaboration and networking
IPB Convention Centre,
Bogor 8th September 2016
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This document provides an overview of agroecology as it relates to sensitizing higher education institutions in Kenya. It defines agroecology in multiple ways and outlines its three dimensions. Agroecology is presented as an integrated science with principles that contribute to sustainable food and nutrition security. Achieving food and nutrition security is described as a "wicked problem" that requires a systems approach. The document discusses various perspectives on agriculture and the need for an interdisciplinary approach like agroecology. It also covers political agroecology and principles of agroecology in more depth.
Climate Smart Livestock Production, by Dr Adil Rasool ParayAdil Rasool Paray
Climate smart livestock production aims to sustainably increase productivity, enhance resilience, reduce greenhouse gases, and achieve food security. Livestock accounts for 40% of global agricultural GDP and emits about 12-18% of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. As the world population grows, demand for livestock products is projected to more than double by 2050. Climate change negatively impacts livestock through increased heat stress, changing feed availability, and disease emergence. Impacts include reduced intake, reproduction and immunity, posing challenges to global food security. Adaptation strategies are needed to ensure sustainable livestock production.
The document summarizes a study that examined the relationship between household livelihood strategies, assets, and food security in Ethiopia. 340 households in 6 villages were surveyed about their livelihood activities, asset ownership, and food security. Preliminary analysis identified 5 distinct livelihood strategies, including coffee/teff/maize and sorghum/teff/maize. Certain natural, physical, social, and economic assets were found to be significant for particular livelihood strategies. Households following strategies that combined cash crops and diverse food crops had better food security outcomes. The study aims to inform policy discussions on agriculture and food security.
Integration of Agroecology and Agrobiodiversity in Agricultural Education Cur...ICCASA
Presented by Dr. Robert Mbeche, at the ISFAA SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON AGROECOLOGY AND AGROBIODIVERSITY INTEGRATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA.
11.population growth and sustainable land management in indiaAlexander Decker
This document summarizes the relationship between population growth, sustainable land management, and food security in India. It notes that India faces challenges of high population growth putting pressure on limited land and water resources, leading to issues like land degradation, water scarcity, and food crises. Sustainable land management is presented as a solution that can help increase agricultural production to meet food demands while preserving land quality and the environment for future generations. Key concepts discussed include Malthusian theory of population growth outpacing food supply, the environmental impacts of intensive cultivation and groundwater extraction for irrigation, and balancing economic development with sustainable resource use.
1) Achieving sustainable consumption and production patterns is important for maintaining natural resources and ecosystems that support economic activity and human needs.
2) Current consumption and production patterns are unsustainable due to food waste, resource degradation, and pollution.
3) Shifting to more sustainable patterns through policies promoting efficiency, education, and responsible consumption can generate economic and social benefits while reducing environmental risks.
The document discusses challenges faced by organic farmers in Malaysia based on a study conducted in Cameron Highlands. The key challenges identified are:
1) Land tenure issues as many farmers do not own the land and work on temporary occupation licenses that are renewed annually, preventing long-term investment.
2) Labor shortages as organic farming is labor-intensive but local labor is lacking, requiring reliance on foreign workers which current policies are reducing.
3) Lack of training and extension services from the government on organic farming techniques as extension workers lack expertise in organic agriculture.
4) Marketing challenges as many people are unaware of organic benefits and cannot afford higher prices, though farmers address this partly through association websites and
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WISDOM JOBS is a unique 4th generation job portal contributing to the concept of more knowledge, more jobs. It is considered not just as a job oriented approach portal but more than that is a job cycle which is facilitating a specialized job search with knowledge acquisition. In the huge competitive economy of job hunt, a number of diverse job opportunities are arising; but then it turned very hard and puzzling in obtaining the required potential candidates. Thus obtaining a job has become more randomly like an intelligence oriented occurrence.
La compañía Harmony, Cortinas y Muebles fabrica bibliotecas y escritorios de madera simple a precios bajos, y también ofrece diseños innovadores de acuerdo a los gustos y necesidades del cliente y el espacio disponible.
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2) Explica que el diálogo social promueve mejores condiciones de vida y trabajo, así como una mayor justicia social.
3) Detalla los roles de la OIT, gobiernos, empleadores y trabajadores en fortalecer el diálogo social.
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2010, Vol 11, �o1 69
A comparison of the economic and environmental
performances of conventional and organic farming:
evidence from financial statements
Josep Mª. Argilés and �éstor Duch Brown
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Abstract
While conventional farming systems face serious problems of sustainability, organic
agriculture is seen as a more environmentally friendly system since it favours renew-
able resources, recycles nutrients, uses the environment’s own systems for controlling
pests and diseases, sustains ecosystems, protects soils, and reduces pollution. At the
same time organic farming promotes animal welfare, the use of natural foodstuffs,
product diversity and the avoidance of waste, among other practices. However, the fu-
ture of organic agriculture will depend on its economic viability and on the determina-
tion shown by governments to protect these practices. This paper performs panel re-
gressions with a sample of Catalan farms (Spain) to test the influence of organic farm-
ing on farm output, costs and incomes. It analyses the cost structures of both types of
farming and comments on their social and environmental performance.
Keywords: organic farming, conventional farming, social/environmental/financial
performance, social and environmental accounting
JEL Classification: Q01, Q12, Q51, M41
Introduction
Over the last few decades world agriculture has introduced increasing levels of mod-
ernization and productivity. Key factors in this evolution of modern, or conventional,
farming have been intensive capital endowments, farming specialization, the wide-scale
application of chemical fertilizers and nutrients and the selection of high-yield crops and
livestock, including genetically modified organisms in some countries.
In spite of these recent advances, intensive farming systems face a number of serious
problems: the declining effectiveness of land, pesticides and chemical fertilizers, the
ongoing loss of biodiversity, environmental and health risks, economic and social costs,
as well as various kinds of unpredictable future risks (Matson et al. 1997; Altieri 1998;
Boschma et al. 2001; Tilman 1998; Drinkwater et al. 1998). In particular, Dupraz
(1997), Mishra et al. (1999), Hornbaker et al. (1989), Kurosaki (1997), Popp and Rud-
strom (2000) and Omamo (1998) have highlighted the economic problems that arise
from specialization and monoculture. More specifically, Melfou and Papanagioutou
∗
Josep Mª. Argilés: University of Barcelona (Department of Accounting)
Néstor Duch Brown: University of Barcelona (Dep. Econometria, Estadística i Economia Espanyola)
and IEB
70 AGRICULTURAL ECO�OMICS REVIEW
(2003) measured the effect of nitrate pollution on the growth rate of total factor produc-
tivity in Greek agriculture, while Pretty et al. (2000, 2001) assessed a wide array of ex-
ternalities of modern agriculture in the UK, USA.
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A comparison of the economic and environmental
performances of conventional and organic farming:
evidence from financial statements
Josep Mª. Argilés and �éstor Duch Brown
∗
Abstract
While conventional farming systems face serious problems of sustainability, organic
agriculture is seen as a more environmentally friendly system since it favours renew-
able resources, recycles nutrients, uses the environment’s own systems for controlling
pests and diseases, sustains ecosystems, protects soils, and reduces pollution. At the
same time organic farming promotes animal welfare, the use of natural foodstuffs,
product diversity and the avoidance of waste, among other practices. However, the fu-
ture of organic agriculture will depend on its economic viability and on the determina-
tion shown by governments to protect these practices. This paper performs panel re-
gressions with a sample of Catalan farms (Spain) to test the influence of organic farm-
ing on farm output, costs and incomes. It analyses the cost structures of both types of
farming and comments on their social and environmental performance.
Keywords: organic farming, conventional farming, social/environmental/financial
performance, social and environmental accounting
JEL Classification: Q01, Q12, Q51, M41
Introduction
Over the last few decades world agriculture has introduced increasing levels of mod-
ernization and productivity. Key factors in this evolution of modern, or conventional,
farming have been intensive capital endowments, farming specialization, the wide-scale
application of chemical fertilizers and nutrients and the selection of high-yield crops and
livestock, including genetically modified organisms in some countries.
In spite of these recent advances, intensive farming systems face a number of serious
problems: the declining effectiveness of land, pesticides and chemical fertilizers, the
ongoing loss of biodiversity, environmental and health risks, economic and social costs,
as well as various kinds of unpredictable future risks (Matson et al. 1997; Altieri 1998;
Boschma et al. 2001; Tilman 1998; Drinkwater et al. 1998). In particular, Dupraz
(1997), Mishra et al. (1999), Hornbaker et al. (1989), Kurosaki (1997), Popp and Rud-
strom (2000) and Omamo (1998) have highlighted the economic problems that arise
from specialization and monoculture. More specifically, Melfou and Papanagioutou
∗
Josep Mª. Argilés: University of Barcelona (Department of Accounting)
Néstor Duch Brown: University of Barcelona (Dep. Econometria, Estadística i Economia Espanyola)
and IEB
70 AGRICULTURAL ECO�OMICS REVIEW
(2003) measured the effect of nitrate pollution on the growth rate of total factor produc-
tivity in Greek agriculture, while Pretty et al. (2000, 2001) assessed a wide array of ex-
ternalities of modern agriculture in the UK, USA ...
One of the challenges of ecological intensification is to move agricultural research out of a focus on singular focal areas – e.g., improved seed, pest control, water management – to solutions that integrate all components of the farming system. As such, the canon of knowledge supporting ecological intensification is transdisciplinary, focusing on the biological components of farming systems and agroecological practices but extending as well to considerations of policy and farmer
and societal benefits. As the biodiversity benefits of ecological intensification, along with the negative externalities of conventional agriculture are an important motivation for ecological intensification, we have included literature on these topic, as well as references that relate climate change to ecosystem services in agriculture.
The annotated bibliography presented here is compiled on this basis, to identify the literature relevant to ecological intensification, with respect to the following categories:
1. Ecosystem services
2. Agroecology and agroecological practices
3. Farmer and societal benefits from enhancing ecosystem services
4. Biodiversity benefits of ecological intensification
5. Agriculture-induced impacts
6. Climate change
7. Policy
Within the category of ecosystem services, it has been noted in the keywords if the relevant study addresses one or several of the key ecosystem services underpinning ecological intensification in agriculture: pollination, pest regulation or soil nutrients/cycling. (Bommarco et al. 2013)
This document provides a summary of research on managed grazing and its potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It discusses four main areas of study on managed grazing: implementation techniques, grazing methods, impacts on flora and fauna, and greenhouse gas mitigation potential. It also examines socioeconomic factors and provides recommendations for implementing managed grazing, including establishing investment needs, converting land in phases, training farm hands, and creating cyclical management plans. Key areas for further research are identified.
This document discusses current developments in organic farming. It begins with an overview of organic farming practices, principles, and regulations. Organic farming aims to use natural materials and processes to produce food in a sustainable way that protects human and environmental health. It has grown rapidly in recent years. The document then discusses key aspects of organic farming such as soil quality improvements, labor requirements, crop rotation challenges, and yield impacts. It also defines organic farming and reviews its production requirements regarding crops, livestock, and nutrient management strategies. Finally, the document examines regulations for organic farming in different regions such as the EU and Mexico.
This document discusses current developments in organic farming. It begins with an overview of organic farming practices and principles, noting that organic farming aims to protect human health and the environment through sustainable practices like nutrient recycling and limiting synthetic inputs. The document then discusses key aspects of organic farming such as labor requirements, crop rotation challenges, and typical yields. It provides definitions of organic farming from various organizations and outlines general production requirements, emphasizing that organic farming relies more on natural processes and local resources than conventional farming.
This document discusses agroecology as a transdisciplinary science for sustainable agriculture. It reviews key areas where agroecology interfaces with other disciplines and outlines agroecology's methodological and conceptual achievements over time. These include establishing the agroecosystem concept and hierarchy, viewing the farm as a decision-making unit, and representing agriculture as a human activity system. Agroecology uses these tools to study agroecosystem structure, function, productivity and impacts. More recent research focuses on sustainability issues like biodiversity and integrating ecological, economic and social dimensions of agriculture. Agroecology serves as a bridge between disciplines and between theory and practice to address sustainability challenges through indicators and new academic programs.
This document provides an overview of key drivers shaping European agriculture by 2025, focusing on their environmental impacts. It discusses how biodiversity has declined due to agricultural intensification and land use change, and is projected to continue decreasing in most EU countries by 2025 unless new measures are implemented. It also examines the significant role of agriculture in nutrient leaching and eutrophication of waters like the Baltic Sea, and how implementation of directives could help reduce nutrient inputs, though significant time lags exist between measures and environmental effects.
The Brussels Development Briefing n. 59 on “Agroecology for Sustainable Food Systems” organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat, CONCORD and IPES-FOOD was held on Wednesday 15 January 2020 (9h00-13h00) at the ACP Secretariat, Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels.
The briefing brought various perspectives and experiences on agroecological systems to support agricultural transformation. Experts presented trends and prospects for agroecological approaches and what it implies for the future of the food systems. Successes and innovative models in agroecology in different parts of the world and the lessons learned for upscaling them were also discussed.
This document provides information on several topics related to ecology and sustainability, including ecological economics, sustainability indicators, ecosystems, ecosystem services, biodiversity, and conservation of biodiversity in India. It defines key terms, describes different types of indicators and services, and outlines threats to and methods of conserving biodiversity.
Metrics and sustainable diets was the focus of a presentation by Thomas Allen of Bioversity International delivered at the Joint Conference on Sustainable Diet and Food Security co-organized by the Belgian Nutrition Society, The Nutrition Society and Société Française de Nutrition on 28 and 29 May 2013 in Lille, France under the auspices of the Federation of European Nutrition Societies, a conference on Sustainable Diet and Food Security. : A system approach to assessing Sustainable Diets. Read more about Bioversity International’s work on diet diversity for nutrition and health
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research-portfolio/diet-diversity/
Building an Integrated Agriculture and Health Agenda: An Agricultural Perspec...LIDC
This document discusses building an integrated agenda for international research and policy on the linkages between agriculture and health. It argues for redefining agriculture to include its roles in nutrition and health. Key points discussed include the need to consider both the positive and negative impacts of agriculture on health, and to take an interdisciplinary, systems-level perspective. Institutional challenges and potential areas of focus for an integrated research agenda are also outlined.
This document discusses integrated agri-aquaculture systems (IAAS), which integrate aquaculture into agricultural systems. IAAS are characterized by their ability to generate synergies between farm components. Common synergies include using animal manure as pond fertilizer, and using crop byproducts as fish feed. The document reviews these and other positive interactions, but notes trade-offs can also exist among farm components. It suggests IAAS may be a sustainable way to increase food production while conserving the environment through improved resource efficiency.
Patagonia has shifted its business model to focus on regeneration across its value chain. It has [1] shifted attention from profit to people, planet and profit; [2] taken a long-term perspective in partnering with regenerative farmers; and [3] identified key stakeholders committed to delivering the ecosystem service of rebuilding soil health. Over 550 farms are now part of Patagonia's regenerative agriculture certification program, which aims to sequester carbon and build climate resilience through principles of soil health, animal welfare and fairness for producers.
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This document analyzes the socioeconomic backgrounds of organic farmers in Mandya District, India. It finds that demographic factors like gender, family type, income, education, farm size, and number of dependents influence farmers' adoption of organic farming. The study surveyed 100 organic farmers and found that landholding patterns, major crops grown organically, awareness levels, and years of experience with organic farming also significantly impacted adoption. The document reviews previous literature on factors driving conversion to organic practices and outlines the objectives, hypotheses, methodology, and key findings of the study regarding the profiles and perceptions of organic farmers in Mandya District.
Productivity, environment, climate and food security –how can agriculture mee...Naturskyddsföreningen
This document discusses how agriculture can meet the challenges of productivity, environment, climate, and food security. It summarizes the key findings of the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) report, which calls for a fundamental shift and paradigm change towards more sustainable agricultural practices. Specifically, it advocates for a transition to agroecological systems that are productive, equitable, resilient and address the needs of small-scale farmers. The document outlines some of the challenges and options for action, including investing in research, extension services, capacity building, and the enabling conditions to support more sustainable agriculture.
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Contains Issues Paper: Organic Agriculture and Access to Food by Michael Sligh and Carolyn Christman. This paper was presented by RAFI staff at the May 2007 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s International Conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security. 3-5 May 2007. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy.
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Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
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Care Farming: A Sustainable Approach to Multifunctionality in Agriculture
1. Care farming – A sustainable approach to multifunctionality in agriculture
Paul Custance , Gaynor Orton and Keith Walley
Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire
Abstract
This paper outlines the case for viewing agriculture as offering a multifunctional range of outputs including crop and animal production, environmental and recreational benefits and health services. Nature and a rural environment have been found to contribute to a wide range of positive health benefits. Care farming, which utilises the therapeutic aspects of agriculture has been steadily developing in the United Kingdom following its success in several European countries. It is supported by the National Care Farming Initiative (NCFI). A case study of Magdalen, a care farm situated on the Dorset and Somerset borders, illustrates the multifunctional nature of farming by demonstrating its contribution to a broad range of services, including health and well-being.
Keywords
Multifunctionality, care farming, health, well-being, agriculture
Introduction
Until recently land use has been viewed in a single function context whether it be biodiversity, farming or history and heritage (Hine et al., 2007). Land was seen as providing either for food production or biodiversity or heritage for instance. Yet recently it has been recognised that any area of land can provide many different environmental, recreational and health services at the same time and hence be considered to be multifunctional (Hine et al., 2008). This concept of multifunctionality fits in well with the concept of sustainable development especially the acknowledgement that the natural environment is essential to a healthy society. Natural England, for example, aims to provide an integrated approach to sustainable land management and conserving the natural environment. This has led it to focus on activities such as the conservation of biodiversity and the health benefits of nature (Natural England, 2006).
Concurrently, care farming, which fully embraces these principles, has been developing steadily in the United Kingdom with the number increasing from 40 in 2005 to170 in May 2011. A further 180 prospective care farms are being considered according to unpublished Care Farming UK data. Care Farming UK, formerly the National Care Farming Initiative (NCFI), was established in 2005 at Harper Adams University College in association with four external partners to represent care farming in the UK. Care farming utilises the restorative benefits of nature which have been investigated extensively (for example Pretty et al., 2005; Korpela and Hartig, 1996; Herzog et al, 2002; Maller et al, 2005; Regan and Horn, 2005) and which formed the rationale for the development of the service. The Magdalen Project (soon
Corresponding author: Paul Custance, Business Management and Marketing Department, Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NB, UK Email: prcustance@harper-adams.ac.uk
2. to be known as Magdalen Environmental Trust), situated near Chard, Somerset is used as a case study to illustrate the linkage between care farming and multifunctionality. Since 2000, Magdalen has become known for pioneering environmental and sustainability-based education and training opportunities for a wide range of user groups.
Multifunctional Agriculture
Multifunctionality is becoming a key concept in current analyses of agricultural and rural change (Knickel and Renting, 2000). Writers such as Wilson (2007) have analysed the recent transition from agriculture as a producer of food and fibre to that of what has been termed multifunctional products and spaces. Agriculture is seen to have moved from a productivist to a post-productivist era which is characterised by a number of factors including the reduction in the intensity of farming through extensification, diversification and dispersion of agricultural production, „consumption‟ of the countryside in contrast to agricultural production and greater emphasis on environmental protection.
The concept of multifunctionality as applied to agriculture has been developed as part of the negotiation principles of several international agencies such as UNCED (1992), FAO (1996) and World Trade Organisation (1998). The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development states that multifunctionality is associated with the existence of multiple commodity and non-commodity outputs that are jointly produced by agriculture and that some of the non-commodity outputs may exhibit the characteristics of externalities or public goods, such that markets for these goods function poorly or are non-existent. The nature of multifunctionality in agriculture embraces agricultural landscape and cultural heritage values, environmental outputs, rural viability and the contribution of agricultural employment, food security and animal welfare. The links between multifunctionality and sustainability are also delineated as follows:
“Sustainability refers to the use of resources, human, natural and man-made, in ways that allow current generations to meet their needs without jeopardising the capacity of future generations to meet theirs.” (OECD, 2001)
“Multifunctionality refers to the fact that an economic activity may have multiple outputs and , by virtue of this, may contribute to several societal objectives at once” (OECD, 2001).
The European Commission has likewise indicated the importance of multifunctional agriculture for European agricultural policy (European Union, 2005). Differences in approach with the USA and the Cairns group for instance are promulgated in the Commission‟s Agenda 2000 document which emphasises the role agriculture plays in the economy, the environment, society and in the conservation of the countryside and hence provides the rationale for maintaining agriculture all over Europe and protecting farmers‟ income (European Commission, 1997). This implies a change from a pure productive agricultural model to a more balanced rural development model with more emphasis on the production of public goods. Thus multifunctionality not only means a change in the support system for farmers, but also, for example, change in farming practices, contractual relations between farmers and other stakeholders, and mechanisms to enable the remuneration of contributions to public goods (Durand and van Huylenbroeck, 2003). The authors also cite the importance of rural entrepreneurship and institutional innovation for multifunctional agriculture. New ventures or farm diversification requires farmers with real entrepreneurial
3. skills and thus income diversification based on multifunctionality is not an easy solution for marginalized farmers but an opportunity for those farmers with an accurate perception of consumer concerns and societal expectations and who have the skills to explore the possibilities offered (Durand and van Huylenbroeck, 2003).
Milone (2009) states that multifunctional farming only works when it fulfils new social needs and produces positive externalities which pay sufficiently well to enable a living to be made. This involves the translation of new social needs and expectations into new farm products (and services). Utilising case studies of farmers in central and southern Italy and the Frisian area of the Netherlands Milone shows that new products and markets were created through the rediscovery of local resources, the diversification of activities and the reorganisation of farms.
Benefits of Natural and Rural Environment
Research has shown that people place a great deal of value on many of the attributes of the countryside particularly tranquillity and peacefulness (English Nature, 2003). Pretty (2004) has demonstrated that the restorative process can be assisted by natural settings. Indeed, some would argue that benefits to health, well-being and improved recovery times can be achieved through active engagement in social and therapeutic agriculture and horticulture (Sempik et al, 2004). Concurrently, modern health care provision has come to emphasise delivery of value for patients as consumers, often placing them at the centre of stakeholder networks. These phenomena have been utilised in the development of a novel service, Care Farming UK (previously NCFI) which provides a network of rural community based care facilities. The service is based on collaboration between rural micro-businesses and Harper Adams University College reflecting a national government agenda of linking business with higher education. The development of care farms has, as a consequence, entailed a linking of social provision with rural entrepreneurial activity (Custance et al., 2011; Hine et al., 2008; Glasby, 2004)
Nature and the natural environment have been linked to good physical and mental health by Pretty (2004). In the UK a diverse range organisations in receipt of government funding, non-governmental agencies and charitable and educational bodies have produced reports and made recommendations to this effect (see, for example, English Nature, 2003; The Countryside Agency, 2005; Bird, 2007 (RSPB); Mind, 2007).
The restorative process has been shown to benefit from the use of natural settings (Pretty et al., 2005; Korpela and Hartig, 1996; Herzog et al., 2002; Maller et al., 2005; Regan and Horn, 2005). Access to the natural environment can counteract or provide respite care from the negative consequences of urban living for example, concerning stress and anxiety as well as a higher prevalence of neurotic disorders and negative personal and social consequences (English Nature, 2003; Bird, 2007). The use of agriculture as a form of therapy has been recognised in the “biophilia hypothesis” (Kellert and Wilson, 1993), which determines that closeness to nature and incorporation of physical activities in the natural environment increases well-being and that the link is deep rooted in mankind‟s genetic inheritance.
4. Contact with nature has a positive benefit to improved mental health as part of stress recovery (Herzog et al., 2003). This has been developed into the “Attention Restoration Theory” by Kaplan (1995) which acknowledges the associated “restorative” and “immunising” effects (Pretty et al, 2005) as well as the longer term psychological benefits of the natural environment. This has been empirically tested by Hartig et al., (2003) who compared stress levels and recovery in urban and natural settings, citing greater benefits (in terms of emotional well being, attention restoration and stress recovery) in the rural rather than the urban setting.
Work in Holland by de Vries et al., (2003) showed the positive benefits of living in a green environment. Kaplan (1995) reported that the presence of “nearby nature” enabled participants to think and to forget their worries, regain sanity and serenity and to enjoy solitude. Research evidence from a number of sources including the UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA, 2001), and others (The Countryside Agency, 2005, Stratford and Christie, 2000 and Walley et al., 2000) show that people want attributes such as tranquillity and peacefulness from the countryside. Exposure to restorative environments has been shown by Berto (2005) to have facilitated recovery from mental fatigue.
Many of these projects have measurable outputs on individuals and communities that Bird (2007) sees as essential to quantifying health value. The author believes that this can be recorded and used in beginning to tackle problems as wide ranging as obesity, stress and antisocial behaviour, which “governments are struggling to solve”. A “natural health service” can add value and reduce the cost burden to the public purse of conventional treatment for problems such as mental health (Bird 2007). This view is echoed by Mind (2007) which has called for a “new green agenda” for mental health in the UK. This has been called “ecotherapy”. Mind believes the approach (based on green space exercise) can tackle the UK Government‟s own agenda concerning exercise, mental health and obesity and offers benefits for physical and mental health and wellbeing. The Mind report uses empirical evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of their approach and the associated positive spin offs compared with the negative side-effects of prescription drugs.
Pretty et al., (2005) undertook a systematic review of the evidence linking recreation in greenspace and the countryside to health and wellbeing. The authors also cite the beneficial effects of farming and nature on handicapped and sick people. This is demonstrated by the increasing number of therapeutic “green care” farms, especially in the Netherlands (WB, 2005) but also in other European countries such as the UK, Norway, Switzerland and Slovenia (Hassink and van Dijk, 2006). In Norway, a range of welfare services are provided on farms as part of a general trend where farmers have been developing new business alternatives and where there is an increasing market for private welfare services (Meistad and Fjeldavli, 2004).
Diverse agencies in the UK have produced reports and made recommendations linking nature and the natural environment to positive health attributes in terms of both good physical and mental health for individuals and their communities (English Nature, 2003; The Countryside Agency, 2005; Bird, 2007 (RSPB); Mind, 2007). Such organisations seek to respond to, influence or engage with EU or UK government policy, often citing how action could relieve or complement health service provision. Given the current trend for a reappraisal of the methods and role of farming subsidies and for ongoing reform of the
5. Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) these are interesting developments. Payments are now not linked to food production, but to support for environment and social outcomes. It is not a great leap to see that further changes in policy at EU and national level could support more widespread „therapeutic‟ farms. There are thus many kinds of positive externalities produced by farmers and others who care for the countryside. The Sustainable Development Commission (2007) states that: “The natural environment, everything from parks and open countryside to gardens and other green spaces, can play an important part in promoting and maintaining good health and well-being.” The natural environment should be made a prominent feature of the community and be easily accessible to all. This can then help to relieve the UK National Health Service and the wider economy of the financial burden of ill-health.
Multifunctionality and Care Farming
In assessing the multifunctional value of land eight key services produced by the land have been identified by Hine et al., (2007) together with associated practical issues. They comprise farming services; biodiversity; historic and heritage; water services; climate change mitigation; landscape character; leisure and recreation services; health services. Issues identified with health services include the mental and physical health benefits to individuals arising from exposure to green places as well as engaging in physical activity. The pressures on farmers of developing a social role can be substantial. The intrusion of urban influences can negatively affect local social structures and put local culture under pressure as demonstrated by di Iacovo (2003) in Tuscany, Italy.
According to Hassink et al., (2007) care farming is the fastest growing sector of multifunctional agriculture in the Netherlands. The main client groups identified were mentally challenged clients, psychiatric clients, autistic persons, elderly people and youths. An increasing number of Dutch farmers were seen as attempting to fulfil the changing needs of society and to build new links between urban and rural areas. In the more urbanised areas particularly, the demand for new services like nature and landscape for recreation, education and care is increasing. But the authors acknowledge that while the need to combine agriculture with new services is recognised, in the Netherlands there is still much scepticism about their economic significance. Nevertheless, care farms can assist with the integration of clients into society, provide meaningful work leading to greater independence and social status. The emphasis is placed on the potential of clients rather than their limitations.
In the UK, care farms generally cater for more than one client group but, according to a survey by Hine et al., (2008) they most commonly work with people with learning difficulties (83% of care farms), disaffected young people (51%) and people with mental health needs (49%). Together, care farms cater for nearly 20 different client groups. The number of clients using a care farm varied from about 20 per week to as many as 200. Farm size varied from one acre to several hundred and the whole or part of the farm may be utilised. All care farms had some degree of farming (crops, livestock, woodland etc) combined with such „care‟ services as health care, social rehabilitation or education or training (Hine et al 2008). Care Farming UK states that “care farming is the therapeutic use of farming practices”. Consequently they provide a supervised, structured programme of farming- related activities including animal husbandry, crop and vegetable production and woodland management. Often clients attend a care farm as part of a structured care, rehabilitation,
6. therapeutic or educational programme. The services are commissioned by agencies such as social services, health care trusts, community mental health teams, education authorities and probation services. Clients can also be self-referred as part of the direct payments scheme or be referred by family members (NCFI, 2010).
Method
Westgren and Zering (1989) suggest that case study research is well suited to the study of “…changing market structures and organisational forms in the agri-food sector”. According to Yin (2009, p18), “…a case study is an empirical inquiry that investigates a contemporary phenomenon in depth and within its real-life context”. This study is “inductive” in nature as the case study methodology employed undertakes “exploratory” research into the phenomenon of the role of care farming within multifunctional agriculture. While there is no consensus regarding the procedure for conducting case study research it can be based on one case (Easton, 2010) provided a rigorous and systematic approach is adopted for conducting good research and generating sound theory (Westgren and Zering, 1998).
The case study was developed utilising several approaches. Data was collected by completion of two questionnaires. The first collected details about the farm and its enterprises coupled with information on when the care farming service commenced and the types of services offered. The main groups of people visiting the farm to use its facilities were investigated and basic details about the staffing of the service were collected. Evaluation methods, benefits to users and challenges and problems of offering care services were also investigated. The questionnaire concluded by asking the managers what their biggest successes were on the care farm and what makes care farming special for them. The second questionnaire looked at the marketing of the care farming services, activities available to users, funding and fees and future developments. A visit to the farm was made coupled with discussions with the managers and a content analysis of the web site.
The Magdalen Project –A Case Study
The Magdalen Project is an educational charity which provides a centre of learning for children and adults of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to explore sustainability, organic food production and ecological land management. Situated on the Somerset/Dorset border the residential centre can accommodate up to 36 people and is based round a 132 acre organic farm run by an environmental charity, „The Wessex Foundation‟ and its Board of Trustees. Facilities include seminar and teaching rooms, a dining room, a roundhouse meeting facility built from straw bales and two tipis for school use, social events and parties. A Magdalen Project brochure states that “care farming combines care of people with care of the land, and seeks to develop people’s abilities and potential rather than focus on their limitations”. Client groups include school children, special needs (autistic and disabled children), people suffering with mental health problems (mainly adults and including older people with dementia), people suffering from depression, disaffected young people (including the homeless and unemployed) and individuals with a wide range of special needs. Day visits or residential courses of up to one week are offered from Key Stage 1 to „A‟ level and including initial teacher training and ongoing CPD for Somerset and Devon LEAs. Holiday and leisure services include holiday clubs such as „survival in the wild‟, „farmers in training‟ and „muck and magic wildlife‟ alongside birthday parties and practical
7. skills day courses. The conference facilities can be used for management training days, team building exercises, leadership coaching and for civil weddings.
The Magdalen Project seeks to inspire people to look at sustainability, organic food production and ecological land management. Triticale and oats are grown on the farm for animal feed. Beef cattle, pigs, sheep, a horse, goats and chickens demonstrate livestock farming. It aims to „walk the talk‟, taking a holistic approach by integrating ideas about education and sustainability while supporting environmental best practice at all times. A bio- mass boiler provides hot water and heating and was installed with a grant from e-on UK. Voltaic cells generate 5KW of electricity (funded by DTi and SWEB Greenfund) and the organisation invests in green energy by buying power from Ecotricity. Other sustainable facilities include composting toilets, a reed bed sewage treatment system and in the future solar powered showers. The Magdalen Project provides a venue for therapeutic work and where outside activities such as fruit and vegetable growing, working with livestock and tree felling can be undertaken. Nature and wildlife courses are offered to a wide range of clients. The web site is seen as essential to effective marketing of the services offered. Little money is spent on marketing although a brochure for care farming has been produced and some cold calling of potential clients has taken place. Word of mouth has proven to be very effective in attracting new clients. Services are provided all year round although January and February are quiet.
The majority of the care farming activities are conducted outside. The covered areas including a barn are used for cooking and an egg room. There are poly tunnels for horticultural activities and an outdoor classroom. They have just purchased a 16 seater minibus with a full hydraulic tail-lift and have works commencing on a fully furbishes changing room, enabling doubly incontinent visitors and others comfortable and dignified toileting. Further capital works are planned to provide better paths, more covered areas, purpose built facilities for disabled clients, a demonstration kitchen and converting the farm house into a residential centre. Currently several bedrooms provide for clients with a range of disabilities. Respite holidays are offered to young carers. Eco learning sessions are offered to individual children with emotional and behavioural problems and hands-on activities for children excluded from school.
The care farming services provided improve physical health, social skills development, improved confidence and social integration. Specific mental health benefits for clients include increased self-esteem, improved mood, increased awareness and increased well- being.
Success is measured from the responses to feedback forms. A rigorous evaluation process is deemed essential in order to continue to provide a professional service. The number of return bookings is closely monitored coupled with periodic internal reviews and external debriefing with clients such as Mencap. The Magdalen Project tends to operate on a full cost recovery basis although there is an element of subsidy for certain services. Charges vary and are applied by the session or the day for individuals or groups of up to 30. The economic downturn has affected school groups and has slowed down the expansion of care farming services. Social services budgets and local authority money for child carers have been subject to cut backs. The farm is somewhat isolated which can limit the uptake of its services, although a minibus has just been purchased. While facilities need improving for those more profoundly in need the care farming service is seen to be beneficial for the
8. clients and rewarding for the providers. The providers are comfortable with providing „therapeutic‟ services and getting an effective costings system in place and taking a professional attitude to care farming and other services has helped ensure the continuation of the project.
A variety of organisational and legal routes have been adopted by farmers when starting a care farm. Care farming is generally entrepreneur led, often by a member of the farming family. In the UK, until very recently, the health system has not encouraged private businesses to provide care through contracts with social services and as a consequence many UK care farmers have used social enterprise or charitable organisation models. The Magdalen Project is a charity and company limited by guarantee.
Discussion
Case study research is qualitative in nature. It tends not to produce findings that are definitive but rather it provides insight into complex subjects and direction for further research. By considering The Magdalen Project case study and comparing and contrasting it with the literature reviewed it is possible to deduce a number of insightful lessons regarding links between care farming and multifunctional agriculture. The eight key services identified by Hine et al., (2007) can be used to give an indication of the multifunctional nature of The Magdalen Project.
1. Farming services
The Magdalen Project consists of an organic farm and a range of buildings which serve a wide range of services including a care farm. Food, fibre and other primary products are produced from the farm operation and other land management (forestry). The care farming enterprise is an important part of the business which contributes to the financial sustainability of the organization but should not detract from the consideration of the broader provision.
2. Biodiversity
The organic farming system ensures the preservation of wildlife in the fields and in non- farmed habitats and care of the overall ecosystem of the farm.
3 Historic and heritage
While no scheduled monuments are present, the original farmhouse and buildings have either been or are in the process of being sympathetically converted.
4 Water services
Ponds, streams and a river flowing on the boundary of the farm are carefully managed to minimize the risk of pollution. Natural springs are also used on the farm.
5 Climate change mitigation
The use of a biomass boiler and voltaic cells are positive contributors to the issue of climate change. As a consequence carbon is saved by biomass-based renewable energy production.
6 Landscape character
9. The natural landscape of the farm has been preserved and enhanced with woodland, hedges, ponds and traditional farm buildings.
7 Leisure and recreation services
The farm has been developed to facilitate activities such as walking and playing in the rural landscape. A horse drawn chariot is being purchased to enable people with ambulatory disorders and the able bodied to travel around the entire farm.
8 Health services
This aspect concerns the mental and physical benefits to individuals arising from exposure to green places and engaging in physical activity. The perceived benefits of care farms have been split into three categories by Hine et al., (2008): those affecting physical health or physical attributes; mental health benefits; and social benefits.
The Magdalen Project provides an example of a farm which is extremely „care‟ and „carer‟ orientated with the farming element primarily developed to produce benefits for a range of clients rather than emphasising agricultural production and commercialisation. Physical benefits to clients include physical health improvement and the generation of farming skills. Improved self-esteem, well-being, and improved mood coupled with increased self confidence, calmness and trust in other people comprise the mental health benefits. Social benefits identified by Hine et al., (2008) and demonstrated by The Magdalen Project‟s clients include greater independence, the development of social skills and personal responsibility and formation of the work habit.
Conclusion
The care farming activities link in well to the provision of multifunctional agriculture with the associated emphasis on environmental conservation, leisure and educational activities (Hassink and van Dyke, 2006). The farm is notable in its emphasis on the health and social values of activities associated with nature (Natural England, 2006). The provision of a care farm service within an overarching sustainable farming system provides for the enhancement of the multifunctionality of agriculture. The range of environmental and social goods and services is evident and links the clients with their many different needs with the land and its produce.
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