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| Van Elsen, T.; Günther, A.; Pedroli, B.. |
| In the European context, multifunctionality is considered one of the goals of agriculture. It can present an alternative strategy besides the dominant trend to minimize labour input. Production of food can be combined with social functions, like providing space for recreation, the care for landscapes or the care for disabled or less privileged people. This chapter considers the question whether the approach to Farming for Health could also include care and therapy for nature and landscape. It appears from sociological surveys that landscape quality is generally associated with small-scale farming. On the other hand, the reasons for farmers to take care of nature and landscape consciously much depend on personal motivation. Traditional family farms usually... |
| Tipo: Conference proceedings |
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| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://library.wur.nl/ojs/index.php/frontis/article/view/1260 |
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