Grasslands and Herbivore Production in Europe and Effects of Common Policies.
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| Language: | English |
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Versailles :
Quae,
2014.
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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.