A5052356470- Rural development and sustainability
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Forest Management and Policy
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Cooperative Studies and Economics
- Urbanization and City Planning
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Agricultural economics and policies
- Family Business Performance and Succession
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Social Capital and Networks
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
James Hutton Institute
2015-2024
Macaulay Development Trust
2008
Abstract Recent decades have seen a gradual erosion of farming incomes across the UK due to falling commodity prices and changes subsidy regime. This study examines what resources farmers are able access informally how this ‘social capital’ is generated maintained in communities. Using conceptual framework based on Bourdieu's conceptualisations social cultural capital, explores evolving informal exchange relationships between case Upper Deeside, Scotland. We find that although capital...
The contribution of small farms to local food supply, security and sovereignty is widely acknowledged at a global level. In the particular case Europe, they often are seen as an alternative large specialised farms. Assessing real role has been limited by lack information, frequently omitted from agricultural censuses national statistics. It also well that differ widely, distributed according different spatial patterns across fulfilling roles agriculture territorial characteristics each...
The agriculture sector plays an important role in renewable energy transitions, owing to its historical involvement managing key resources, particularly land and biomass. We develop the multi-level perspective relation these emergent transition processes, conceptualising transitions towards electricity production as examples of multi-regime interaction between national-level regimes. focus on niche ‘anchoring’ into multiple regimes mechanism through which occurs, utilising case studies...
In this paper we assess the types of knowledge networks utilised by small-scale farmers in four case studies (located Bulgaria, Poland, Portugal, and United Kingdom). We focus on acquired to inform three new activities being undertaken study participants: agricultural production, subsidy access regulatory compliance, farm diversification (specifically agritourism). Findings demonstrate that are dominated different forms expertise: formal 'agricultural advisors' identified primarily offer...
Abstract Responsibility for biosecurity in UK farming is being devolved from government to industry, with a greater emphasis on the veterinarian (vet)‐farmer relationship. Although social science has shown that care animals part of ‘good farming’, British dairy sector sees need improve biosecurity. This research uses good farmer concept compare how vets and farmers define based qualitative interviews 28 15 England. The results revealed two conflicting farmer’ identities: large, commercial...
By means of its policy and supportive tools, the European Commission has undertaken numerous initiatives to increase innovativeness agricultural sector, with overall aim making Eu...
European agriculture is frequently characterised as being in a demographic crisis.'Generational renewal' highlighted priority aim of the 2023-2027 Common Agricultural Policy, and has been addressed an EIP Agri Focus Group, multiple Horizon projects 1 Parliament Review (Zagata et al. 2017).The Commission's webpage on 'young farmers' outlines magnitude issue:"Only 11% all farm holdings Union are run by farmers under 40 -and persuading more young people to begin farming significant challenge …...
This paper describes and evaluates a process of using qualitative field research data to extend the pre-existing FEARLUS agent-based modelling system through enriching its ontological capabilities, but without deep level involvement stakeholders in designing model itself. Use models typically involves protracted expensive interaction with stakeholders; consequently gathering valuable insights that methods could provide is not always feasible. At same time, many researchers advocate building...
In this paper we broaden the debate on agri-environmental scheme participation to include farm woodland expansion and renewable energy production, developing a conceptualisation of ‘agri-environmental diversification’. Utilising structural equation modelling, assess telephone survey 2416 Scottish farmers, undertaken in 2013. Findings demonstrate path dependencies farming participants, with those already engaged each these activities most likely plan be involved future. Similar factors have...
In this paper we develop a typology of ‘non-commercial’ approaches to farming, based on survey representative sample farmers in Scotland, United Kingdom. total, 395 (16.6% the sample) indicated that they do not seek make profit their farms. We estimate these non-commercial farming are utilised at least 13% agricultural land Scotland. As such, (NCF) is marginal practice, nor NCF limited small-scale ‘hobby’ farms: exist across scale holding sizes and operated by wide range socio-demographic...
In this paper we advance the conceptualisation of ‘good farmer’ through integration Bourdieusian concepts with DeLanda’s assemblage theory. Considering new farms as assemblages is useful to unlock relative power association amongst component parts, and understand what drives emergence a farm. Utilising an empirical case study entrants crofting in Scotland, assess interlinked processes symbolic capital formation croft establishment. Following Bourdieu, concept provides approach identify how...
Abstract In the western world, farming is most dangerous occupation with highest rates of accidents and fatalities. Farming remains largely a family business happen to members. Why do safety campaigns have such limited success why farm families bring this terrible grief on themselves? This article argues that are persistent social pattern requiring analysis how socialised interact space. Based qualitative data gathered for Scottish study, it argued within there socialisation normalisation...
There is increasing recognition that young people in farming have an important role to play meeting the challenges of food security. A rapidly growing body evidence suggests, however, small-scale much less likely attract than large-scale and non-agricultural sectors. Using results studies conducted selected European African regions, we analyze issues related generational renewal small farms. We find tend be more oriented towards developing businesses on their farms, nearly all believed they...