Grasslands and Herbivore Production in Europe and Effects of Common Policies.

Grasslands and Herbivore Production in Europe and Effects of Common Policies.

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Superior document:Synthèses Series
:
Huyghe, Christian.
TeilnehmendeR:
De Vliegher, Alex.
Van Gils, Bert.
Peeters, Alain.
Place / Publishing House:Versailles : : Quae,, 2014.
©2023.
Year of Publication:2014
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Synthèses Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (323 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Executive summary
  • Introduction
  • Definitions and data
  • Definitions
  • Data
  • Chapter 1. Importance of the grassland area and grassland-based systems in Europe and their spatial distribution
  • Present acreage of grasslands and annual forage crops in Europe
  • Spatial distribution
  • Grasslands in organic farming
  • Changes in grassland acreage in Europe
  • Biomass productivity from permanent and temporary grasslands
  • Chapter 2. Importance and changes in grazing animal production operations in Europe and their spatial distribution
  • Herbivore herds in Europe
  • Animal production
  • Changes in livestock populations
  • Changes in animal production and animal performance
  • Chapter 3. Importance and changes in grassland-based systems
  • Farm types
  • Changes in the number of animal holdings
  • Interviews with farmers and interactions between farmers and research
  • Chapter 4. Grasslands for alternative production
  • Energy production
  • Green biorefinery and biochemicals production
  • Chapter 5. Grasslands and ecosystem services
  • Introduction
  • Environmental issues related to grasslands
  • Grassland-based biodiversity issues
  • Landscape related issues
  • National case studies
  • Chapter 6. Grasslands in the economic supply chain: related industries
  • Forage seed industry
  • Interview with Beat Boller, Chairman of Eucarpia and senior forage breeder at Agroscope, Switzerland
  • Chapter 7. Common Agricultural Policy: brief history, structure and influence on grasslands
  • History
  • The two pillars of the CAP
  • Obligation of maintenance of the permanent grassland area
  • Agri-environmental scheme
  • Less Favoured Areas
  • Consequences of the abolition of the milk quotas
  • Other policies
  • CAP effect on grasslands and grassland farms
  • CAP: the way forward.
  • Interview with Jean-François Louineau, Director of Administrative Services, Regional Council, Poitou-Charentes, France
  • Conclusions
  • Changes in the structure of the grassland area and grassland-based systems
  • Changes in production processes
  • Changes in the structure of animal production
  • Effect of scientific research, public and private farmer's advisory services
  • Effect of professional teaching
  • Sociological driving forces
  • Economic driving forces
  • Political driving forces
  • References
  • Annex 1.

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