Policy Instruments to Support Agroecological Transitions in Europe

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Result on the web

<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1746-692X.12367" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1746-692X.12367</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1746-692X.12367" target="_blank" >10.1111/1746-692X.12367</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Policy Instruments to Support Agroecological Transitions in Europe

Original language description

Agroecological transitions have the potential to deliver multiple environmental and social benefits. However socio-economic barriers have prevented those transitions in many European contexts. This article aims to inform policymakers about policy instruments that can foster agroecological transitions in Europe, especially by removing key socio-economic barriers. A multi-step methodology was carried out over a two-year period in 15 case studies across Europe. The case studies represent farming systems that are in the process of initiating or enhancing the transition. Data collection relied on a participatory process, involving a variety of transdisciplinary actors. Study findings identify three major themes of barriers to agroecological transitions, namely actor capacity, value chain and policy. To address these barriers, policy instruments should consider the farming system’s stage in the transition pathway to take account of the different priorities of local actors. At the stage of initiating the transition, removing the barriers requires improvements in knowledge delivery mechanisms by strengthening advisory services and reducing decision-makers’ uncertainty. At the stage of enhancing the transition, a focus on social capital is needed, for example by strengthening networking and cooperation measures. Generally, more attention towards state interventions which support the transitions to agroecology is needed, such as developing new voluntary agroecology certification schemes and public procurement initiatives.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50704 - Environmental sciences (social aspects)

Project

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Continuities

R - Projekt Ramcoveho programu EK

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

EuroChoices

ISSN

1478-0917

e-ISSN

1746-692X

Volume of the periodical

21

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

13-20

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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