During the production of agricultural commodities, an agricultural landscape is simultaneously being produced. In many regions, agriculture is no longer valued for just the production of food and fibre but also for the social, cultural and environmental amenities associated with the landscape. The paradigm of multifunctional agriculture has become concerned with the joint production of agricultural products and these rural amenities. The loss of agricultural land especially in areas around the urban-rural fringe has greatly affected the demand for these rural amenities. In response, governments and volunteer organizations have developed programs to preserve farmland. The Niagara Region is home to some of the best fruit growing land in Canada but has a long history of fighting to maintain its farmland. Drawing from the multifunctional paradigm, this study analyzes the preference for different rural amenities and farmland preservation in this unique region. Survey and interviews conducted with both the non-farm population and farmers indicated that demand exists for maintaining rural amenities and for farmland preservation. Consideration of these preferences will enhance the development of farmland preservation in the Niagara Fruit Belt.

During the production of agricultural commodities, an agricultural landscape is simultaneously being produced. In many regions, agriculture is no longer valued for just the production of food and fibre but also for the social, cultural and environmental amenities associated with the landscape. The paradigm of multifunctional agriculture has become concerned with the joint production of agricultural products and these rural amenities. The loss of agricultural land especially in areas around the urban-rural fringe has greatly affected the demand for these rural amenities. In response, governments and volunteer organizations have developed programs to preserve farmland. The Niagara Region is home to some of the best fruit growing land in Canada but has a long history of fighting to maintain its farmland. Drawing from the multifunctional paradigm, this study analyzes the preference for different rural amenities and farmland preservation in this unique region. Survey and interviews conducted with both the non-farm population and farmers indicated that demand exists for maintaining rural amenities and for farmland preservation. Consideration of these preferences will enhance the development of farmland preservation in the Niagara Fruit Belt.

This thesis aims to investigate the attitudes towards organic farming and how agricultural space is understood among organic farmers in the Swedish region of Halland and then to relate this to the ongoing discussion on multifunctional agricultural transition. The research is based on a field study on nine different organic farms in Halland, where qualitative interviews have been conducted for the creation of the empirical results. Using the theory of planned behavior and the concept of the “good farmer”, the thesis has revealed that the organic farming community in Halland is heterogeneous and different perspectives and attitudes are expressed about organic farming and agriculture. While the farmers are driven by many aspects of organic farming, the attitudes towards agriculture are often in line with traditional productivist ideals highlighting clean fields and high yields, even though many organic farmers have started to question the traditional norms often due to the different conditions met by organic farmers. Due to the various attitudes represented, the range within the multifunctional agricultural spectrum is rather wide were some organic farmers understand agricultural space more in line with productivist ideals while others express attitudes in line with organic farming principles, suggesting a strong multifunctional understanding of agricultural space.

The purpose of this work was to analyze the current state of agricultural undertaking from the perspective of where the firm draws fund from the EU and national resoureces. Based on this analysis, the proposed new financial incentives for the development of selected farm and also has developed a pilot project proposal.

京都大学 / 新制・論文博士 / 博士(農学) / 乙第13507号 / 論農博第2905号 / 新制||農||1095(附属図書館) / 学位論文||R4||N5407(農学部図書室) / (主査)准教授 沈 金虎, 教授 浅見 淳之, 教授 栗山 浩一 / 学位規則第4条第2項該当 / Doctor of Agricultural Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

Magistro darbe nagrinėjama šiuolaikinių kaimo funkcijų strateginė plėtra Šiaurės Lietuvoje. Tyrimo tikslas - nustatyti ir įvertinti naujų (netradicinių) kaimo vietovių funkcijų plėtros galimybes ir tendencijas Šiaurės Lietuvoje. Tyrimo metodai: mokslinės literatūros bei galiojančių teisės aktų analizė, statistinių kaimo raidos rodiklių bei naujausių empirinių duomenų analizė, anketinė dviejų respondentų grupių apklausa, kompiuterinė statistinė duomenų analizė. Naujų kaimo funkcijų plėtra Šiaurės Lietuvoje tirta 2007–2008 metais. Tyrimai vyko Akmenės, Joniškio, Šiaulių, Mažeikių, Radviliškio ir Panevėžio rajonuose. Magistro darbe aptariami kaimo plėtros teoriniai aspektai: kaimo plėtros samprata ir bruožai, analizuojama kaimo plėtros politika, jos raida ir įgyvendinimas. Darbe analizuojamos tradicinių ir naujų kaimo funkcijų suderinamumo problemos ir galimybės Šiaurės Lietuvos regione, aptariant rezidencinę, ekonominės veiklos diversifikavimo, relaksacinę ir reabilitacinę, pažinimo ir lavinimo, etnografinio ir etinio paveldo išsaugojimo bei kraštovaizdžio puoselėjimo funkcijos. Praktinėje magistro darbo dalyje atliekama Šiaurės Lietuvos kaimų gyventojų ir kaimiškųjų seniūnijų darbuotojų anketinės apklausos duomenų analizė, pateikiamos išvados ir jų sprendimų būdai. Tyrimas atskleidė seniūnijų darbuotojų ir kaimo gyventojų požiūrį į kaimiškųjų vietovių plėtros galimybes ir problemas, kaimiškųjų vietovių naujųjų kaimo funkcijų sistemos realizavimo galimybes Šiaurės Lietuvoje... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / A strategic expansion of the new rural functions in North Lithuania is investigated in the current master thesis. Aim of research – to define and evaluate the possibilities of expansion and the trends of the new (non-traditional) functions at rural places of North Lithuania. Methods of investigation: an analysis of the scientific publications and the legal acts, an analysis of the statistical indicators and the newest empirical data of rural development, a poll of two respondent groups, a statistical data analysis by computer. The expansion of new rural function in North Lithuania was investigated in 2007-2008. The investigations were carried out in districts of Akmenė, Joniškis, Šiauliai, Mažeikiai, Radviliškis, Panevėžys. Theoretical aspects of rural development: a conception and the features of rural development, a rural development politics, its process and implementation are discussed in the master thesis. The compatibility problems and possibilities of traditional and new rural functions in North Lithuania are analyzed in work including such functions as resident, economical diversification, relaxation and rehabilitation, cognitive and training, conservation of ethnographical and ethnical heritage, landscape nurturance functions. The data analysis of the poll of rural inhabitants and subdistricts administration workers of North Lithuania are carried out, the conclusions and their solutions are presented in the practical part of thesis. The investigation revealed opinion... [to full text]

The aim of work – evaluate the Effect of the CAP Reforms on the Development of Multifunctional Agriculture. Seeking the aim, the tasks are: 1) analyze the objective presumptions and essence of the formation of the concept of multifunctional agriculture; 2) analyze the reforms of the CAP and evaluate their effect on the development of multifunctional agriculture; 3) reveal the possibilities of the development of multifunctional agriculture in Tauragė region; 4) analyze the measures of the CAP support, stimulating multifunctional agriculture in Tauragė region and evaluate their practice; 5) evaluate the ways and perspectives of the development of multifunctional agriculture in Lithuania. Methods of research – the analysis and synthesis of scientific literature and the EU and Lithuanian agricultural and rural development documents, comparable analysis, induction, deduction, questionnaire survey, correlation, statistical analysis, graphical depiction methods. On the bases of positive and normative concept of multifunctional agriculture, the analysis of the EU regulations of the CAP and their reforms, analyzed the main stages of the CAP reforms, designated their effect on the development of multifunctional agriculture. Thereby, designated the main CAP measures stimulating multifunctional agriculture and evaluated their practice in Tauragė region and revealed the possibilities of the development of multifunctional agriculture in this region.

Darbo objektas – daugiafunkcinis žemės ūkis. Darbo dalykas – daugiafunkcinis žemės ūkis mažiau palankiose ūkininkauti vietovėse. Darbo tikslas – išnagrinėti daugiafunkcinio žemės ūkio svarbą, stiprinant mažiau palankiose ūkininkauti vietovių konkurencingumą. Iškeltam tikslui pasiekti keliami šie uždaviniai: 1. išanalizuoti žemės ūkio privačių ir viešųjų gėrybių savybes ir jų kūrimo ypatybes; 2. išanalizuoti konkurencingumo sąvokos traktuotes ir apibrėžti vietovės konkurencingumą bei jo tipus;. 3. įvertinti daugiafunkcinio žemės ūkio galimybes, didinant ekonominį, aplinkosauginį, socialinį MPŪV konkurencingumą; 4. išnagrinėti 2007 – 2013 metų Bendrosios žemės ūkio politikos priemones, skatinančias daugiafunkcinio žemės ūkio plėtotę MPŪV. Tyrimo metodai: mokslinės literatūros šaltinių loginė analizė ir sintezė, indukcija ir dedukcija, grafinis vaizdavimas, žemės ūkio ir kaimo plėtros dokumentų analizė ir apibendrinimo metodas. Remiantis daugiafunkcinio žemės ūkio pozityviąja ir normatyviąja koncepcija, išanalizuotas daugiafunkcinio žemės ūkio pasireiškimas mažiau palankiose ūkininkauti vietovėse, kuriant privačias ir viešąsias gėrybes bendrosios gamybos procese. Išnagrinėti konkurencingumo pasireiškimo lygmenys ir identifikuotos konkurencingumo rūšys, prisidedančios prie mažiau palankių ūkininkauti vietovių palaikymo. Įvertintas 2007-2013 m. politikos priemonių ir finansinių instrumentų kompleksas, skatinantis daugiafunkcinio žemės ūkio plėtojimą mažiau palankiose ūkininkauti... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The object of research – multifunctional agriculture. The subject of research – multifunctional agriculture in less favourited areas. The purpose of work – to analyse the importance of multifunctional agriculture increasing competitiveness in less favourited areas. Seeking the purpose, the tasks are: 1. to analyse features of private and public goods (and features of their creation) of agriculture. 2. to analyse descriptions of competitiveness and define types of competitiveness in rural area. 3. to evaluate possibilities of multifunctional agriculture creating economical, environmental and social competitiveness in less favourited areas. 4. to analyse measures of Common Agriculture Policy in 2007–2013 witch motivate development of multifunctional agriculture in less favourited areas. Methods of research – the analysis and synthesis of scientific literature, induction, deduction, graphical depiction, the analysis of agricultural and rural development documents and summarizing method. With a reference of positive and normative concept of multicultural agriculture, multifunctional agriculture in less favourited areas which producing private and public goods in common process of production, the levels of competitiveness have been analysed. The kinds of competitiveness which support less favourited areas also have been identified. Complex of measures and financial instruments of Common Agriculture Policy in 2007–2013 which motivates multifunctional agriculture in less favoured... [to full text]

The object of investigation – farmers’ economical activity diversification. The subject of investigation – farmers’ economical activity diversification politics development incentives. The aim of this work – to analyze farmers’ economical activity diversification political incentives and development possibilities. Tasks: 1. to study famers’ economical activity diversification theoretical aspects; 2. to find out influence of multifunctional agriculture model to famers’ economical activity diversification; 3. to analyze political trends determining famers’ economical activity diversification; 4. estimate famers necessity and possibilities to economical activity diversification in Lithuania. By studying science literature about theoretical diversification and empirical information in the work is analyzed agriculturalist’s needs of economical activity, revealed new possibilities to diversify economical activity according to multifunctionality of agriculture. Also are analyzed European Union political incentives of agriculturalist’s economical diversity. Way and means of investigation – analysis of science literature, logical analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, comparison analysis, logical and chart methods of model.

O turismo rural pedagógico caracteriza-se como um conjunto de atividades educativas realizadas no âmbito da propriedade rural que utiliza como recurso didático as atividades agrícolas e pecuárias, bem como os recursos naturais ali existentes. Trata-se de uma nova alternativa socioeconômica que, sob o viés da multifuncionalidade da agricultura, pode favorecer tanto os agricultores rurais, na medida em que gera rendas complementares e a valorização de seus conhecimentos e saberes práticos, quanto os alunos, no sentido de possibilitar um aprendizado diferenciado e experiências diversas em contato com diferentes elementos da natureza. A pesquisa, portanto, teve como principal objetivo descrever e analisar as atividades que caracterizam o turismo rural pedagógico, tendo como enfoque a sua adequação enquanto prática educativa a ser desenvolvida em complemento ao ensino escolar. O estudo contemplou duas experiências desenvolvidas no sul do Brasil: o Roteiro Caminhos Rurais de Porto Alegre (RS) e o projeto de turismo pedagógico ‘Viva Ciranda’, de Joinville (SC). Utilizou-se a pesquisa bibliográfica, observação das atividades propostas e entrevistas semiestruturadas, realizadas com 11 proprietários rurais, donos dos empreendimentos que oferecem atividades educativas, e 22 professores, responsáveis pelas turmas de alunos que visitaram estas propriedades entre os meses de setembro a novembro de 2011. Os resultados evidenciam que as atividades desenvolvidas em tais empreendimentos, apesar de apresentarem suas especificidades (estrutura física, recursos utilizados, estratégias, finalidades), contemplam características semelhantes: são vivências que possibilitam aos alunos o contato direto com o meio rural, favorecendo a compreensão de questões relacionadas aos recursos hídricos, origem dos alimentos, flora, fauna e modos de produção sustentáveis. Tais aspectos podem ser trabalhados nas diferentes áreas do conhecimento, numa perspectiva interdisciplinar, sendo para isso, imprescindível o papel do professor. O turismo rural pedagógico, nessa perspectiva, contribui para o desenvolvimento rural, desempenhando uma importante função educativa. / Pedagogical rural tourism is characterized as a set of educational activities carried out within the farm as a teaching resource that uses the agricultural and cattle breeding activities, as well as the natural resources found there. This is a new socioeconomic alternative, that under the multifunctional agriculture, can promote both rural producers as it generate additional income, appreciation of their knowledge and practical skills, it allows the students a different kind of learning and experiences that happen in direct contact with different elements of nature. This research, however, had its main purpose describing and analyzing activities that distinguish pedagogical rural tourism, focusing on it as an educative practice developed in regular school. Two experiments carried out in southern Brazil are analyzed: Caminhos Rurais de Porto Alegre (RS) and educational tourism project Viva Ciranda in Joinville (SC). We have used bibliographic research, analysis of proposed activities and semistructured interviews accomplished with 11 rural owners who offer educational activities in their properties and 22 teachers, responsible for the class of students that visited these properties among September and November 2011. The results of this research show that are developed activities on these enterprises, in spite of showing their particularization (physical structure, resources, strategies and intention), regard similar features like: these experiences allow students to have direct contact with rural environment, helping the comprehension on issues as water resources, food origin, flora, fauna and sustainable production. These aspects can be used in different knowledge areas, inside interdisciplinary perspectives, with the indispensable presence of a teacher. The pedagogic rural tourism in this approach helps the rural development and plays an important role in education.