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| Escribano, A.J.; Mesias, F.J.; Gaspar, P.; Escribano, M.; Pulido, F.. |
| Organic production in Spain has increased substantially in recent years due to several factors, such as the growing interest of the European Union towards preserving sensitive ecosystems; the potential role of organic production in the socio-economic development of rural areas and the growing consumers' demand for safer and higher quality foods. Within this framework, this paper analyzes the beef sector of SW Spanish rangelands (dehesas). These are traditional systems characteristic of the Iberian Peninsula where native herbaceous vegetation and evergreen species of Quercus provide the basis for extensive beef farms. Alt-hough traditional management in dehesa farms is of vital importance for the sustainability of this particular ecosystem, in the last... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Farm economics; Beef cattle; Social aspects; Environmental aspects. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/29136/1/Alfredo_Escribano_Sanchez.pdf |
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| Escribano, A.J.; Gaspar, P.; Mesias, F.J.; Escribano, M.; Pulido, F.. |
| INTRODUCTION: The Ibores-Villuercas region (located in SW Spain) is known for its dairy goat farms producing cheeses of high quality (P.D.O. Queso Ibores). The present study characterizes such farms and assess their sustainability, as a tool to determine which farms present more feasibility to carry out a conversion to the organic system. This conversion could be used as a marketing tool for these farms, and contribute to local development (both economically and socially), ensuring the maintenance of the farms and rural population while enabling the preservation of valuable landscapes. METHODOLOGY: farms where classified using cluster analysis. Later, a sustainability assessment of the clusters (groups of farms) was carried out. Finally, farms'... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Production systems; Farming Systems; Animal husbandry; Sheep and goats. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/29565/1/Escribano%20AJ.%20Evaluacion%20de%20sostenibilidad%20de%20explotaciones%20caprinas%20herramienta%20conversion%20a%20ecologico.pdf |
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| Escribano, A.J.; Gaspar, P.; Pulido, A.F.; Mesias, F.J.; Escribano, M.; Pulido, F.; Rodriguez De Ledesma, A. |
| Livestock farming systems of the Spanish rangelands (dehesas) are traditional systems characteristic of the Iberian Peninsula where native herbaceous vegetation and evergreen species of Quercus provide the foundation for extensive beef farming enterprises. Dehesas are considered to be the most extensive, diverse, and low-intensity land use systems in Europe. Nevertheless, in the last twenty years, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has produced some important effects in these systems, specially an increase of the stocking rate. Although CAP policies contributed to stabilizing income in dehesa farms, they also produced loss of sustainability. Nevertheless, EU subsidies have become a key element in these enterprises, accounting for as much as 30% of the... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Farm economics; Animal husbandry; Beef cattle; Policy environments and social economy. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/29135/1/Role%20of%20subsidies%20Organic.pdf |
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| Escribano, A.J.; Gaspar, P.; Escribano, M.; Mesias, F.J.; Pulido, F.. |
| INTRODUCTION: The Spanish goat sector's crisis has led to the abandonment of a large number of farms. At present, sector's expectations are reduced, which threatens farms' permanence. This in turn means a loss of agricultural biodiversity, reduced economic activity and loss of rural population. In this context, it is necessary to implement strategies to ensure farms' continuity . In this sense, the conversion to the organic model is proposed in the farms analyzed. METHODOLOGY: To study the possibility and feasibility of such conversion an analysis of their structure (technical and economic characteristics), an assessment of farms' sustainability (based on social, economic and environmental parameters) has been carried out. For this purpose, the MESMIS... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Production systems; Farming Systems; Animal husbandry; Sheep and goats. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/29566/1/CONVERSI%C3%93N%20DE%20SISTEMAS%20DE%20PRODUCCI%C3%93N%20CAPRINOS%20DE%20%C3%81REAS%20DESFAVORECIDAS%20A%20GANADER%C3%8DA%20ECOL%C3%93GICA%20%20%20Alfredo%20J%20%20Escribano%20S%C3%A1nchez.pdf |
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