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Changing European farming systems for a better future New visions for rural areas edited by: Hans Langeveld Niels Röling Changing European farming systems for a better future International Steering Committee Jacques Baudry Colin Newsham Jacques Brossier Egon Noe Benoît Dedieu Milan Slavik Kirsten von der Heiden Luigi Omodei Zorini Rebecka Milestad Workshop convenors Jacques Baudry Colin Newsham Marianne Cerf Egon Noe Benoît Dedieu Philippe Perrier-Cornet Ken Giller Milan Slavik Kirsten von der Heiden Sri Sriskandaraja Andrea Knierim Chris Stoate Cees Leeuwis Luigi Omodei Zorini Rebecka Milestad Changing European farming systems for a better future New visions for rural areas edited by: Hans Langeveld Niels Röling WWaaggeenniinnggeenn AAccaaddeemmiicc PPPP uuuu bbbbb llll iiii ssssss hhhh eeeeee rrrr ssssss This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned. Nothing from this publication may be translated, reproduced, stored in a computerised system or published in any form or in any manner, including electronic, mechanical, reprographic or photographic, without prior written permission from the publisher, Wageningen Academic Publishers, P.O. ISBN: 978-90-8686-002-9 Box 220, 6700 AE Wageningen, the Netherlands, e-ISBN: 978-90-8686-572-7 www.WageningenAcademic.com DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-572-7 The individual contributions in this publication and any liabilities arising from them remain the First published, 2006 responsibility of the authors. The publisher is not responsible for possible © Wageningen Academic Publishers damages, which could be a result of content The Netherlands, 2006 derived from this publication. Preface We live in an ever changing world, today probably more than ever. Conditions for farmers as well as for consumers and policy makers are evolving continuously. Processes such as trade liberalisation, reducing support for farming and increasingly strict demands on food quality, environmental quality and animal welfare place heavy demands on land use. Land managers need to identify innovative strategies for improved technical and economic performance, as well as for successful communication with non-agricultural stakeholders. Policy makers and scientists, on the other hand, need to find new ways to reconcile often conflicting interests of farmers, consumers and other stakeholders. It is under these conditions that the contributions of this book have been prepared. Following a call from the organisers of the 7th European symposium of the International Farming Systems Association, researchers, farmers, advisors and policy makers have used their expertise, experience, insights and vision to define what they think successful changes in land management could and should look like. Wageningen University and Research Centre has played its role in developing innovative land use practices. Our track record builds on decades of experience, both in Europe and elsewhere in the world, representing a huge scientific and policy oriented research experience that has impacted European and development policy and practice. Over the years, participatory, interactive, systems-oriented research developed into an important element of our research and education activities. Learning from it we have defined the ‘Wageningen approach’, that is multi-stakeholder, inter-disciplinary, participative and systems-oriented. We now have quite a large number of examples where this approach has worked and has managed to bring people and solutions together. The Board of Wageningen University and Research Centre finds it extremely important to present this way of thinking to a wide audience. Therefore, we are happy and proud that this IFSA conference takes place here in Wageningen. We feel that it represents an important approach to the development of innovative, sustainable land use. I hope that our Wageningen work in this field makes a useful contribution. I congratulate the organisers with the Conference Proceedings before the conference. It contains over 100 contributions from around the world. I am confident that this book will contribute in the search for new, improved land use practices. Wageningen, April 2006 Martin Kropff, Rector Magnificus of Wageningen University Changing European farming systems for a better future Table of contents Preface 7 General introduction 19 Hans Langeveld, Niels Röling and Janice Jiggins How sustainable can agriculture be in an EU-scenario of free market & social policy? 23 P.H. Vereijken and C.M.L. Hermans Section 1 – Learning as a process Introduction to section 1 – Learning as a process: Understanding one’s role in the new learning demands of multifunctional land use systems, working with different actors, tools and scales 27 Nadarajah Sriskandarajah, Marianne Cerf and Egon Noe Where do participatory approaches meet social learning systems in the context of environmental decision making? 29 Chris Blackmore The action researcher as a reflective partner to a core group 35 Dorthe Christensen and Nadarajah Sriskandarajah New futures for traditional regions: A dairy farming systems response to regional development in Australia 40 Anne Crawford, Mark Paine, Howard Smith and Tom Davison Learning from participatory research with organic farmers in the UK and Sweden 45 David Gibbon, Cheney Longville and Karin Eksvärd Setting a research agenda to support change in agriculture: Learning processes, stakeholder participation, R&D policy making 49 Bernard Hubert Sustainable rural development and communicative learning 54 Egon Noe and Anne-Mette S. Langvad Landscapes and sugar boxes for learning in rural areas management 59 Richard Raymond, Salma Loudiyi and Sylvie Lardon Farmer stable schools: A fruitful way for Danish organic dairy farmers with the goal to phase out antibiotics from their herds 64 Mette Vaarst The changing perception of expert advice in nature conservation: A case of the Drentsche Aa 69 Severine van Bommel Changing European farming systems for a better future
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