study of agro-systems of the burren priscille ghesquiere & dorian flechet
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Study of Agro-systems of the Burren
Priscille GHESQUIERE & Dorian FLECHET
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Aims of the Study
•To understand the evolution of farming in the Burren
•To help select adequate solutions for its future development
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How we proceeded
• Five Steps:– Interpret landscape features linked with
farming– Grasp the recent evolution of farms in the
Burren and their trends– Build a farm typology based on interviews– Calculate economic results for each type of
farm– Look at the potential innovative fields
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How we proceeded• Five Steps:
– Interpret landscape features linked with farming
– Grasp the recent evolution of farms in the Burren and their trends
– Build a farm typology based on interviews– Calculate economic results for each type of
farm– Look at the potential innovative fields
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Landscape Features
• Localisation, geology, soil quality– Delimitation according to the geology:
• Shale / Wet lands• Limestone / Dry lands
– Focus on the winterage:• Central position in farming• Subsidies area based• Broader economic value (Tourism…)
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(Burren-LIFE Project)
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Summer lands
Silage Limestone
Winterage
Pasture
Farm
Slatted House
Hay, Calving sheds
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How we proceeded
• Four Steps:– Interpret landscape features linked with
farming
– Grasp the recent evolution of farms in the Burren and their trends
– Build a farm typology based on interviews– Calculate economic results for each type of
farm– Look at the potential innovative fields
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Evolution of Farming in the Burren
• The Traditional Farming-system after lands redistribution– Commonage on the uplands– Tillage and summer grazing in the lowlands- Finished traditional breed- Milk
• From 1950 – First tractors and first land reclamation– Introduction of Friesian and continental
breeds
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Evolution of Farming in the Burren
• Joining the European Union 1973– Access to a new market, based on young
continental breeds– Policy to improve the production (subsidised
Land reclamations until 1992, Chemical fertilizers, introduction of silage…)
– Disappearance of tillage
• Milk quotas 1981, aggregation of the dairy farms
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Evolution of Farming in the Burren
• The 90’s:– Premiums system is based on production– REPS in 1994– Economic Boom encourages Part-time
farming
• Decoupling in 2005, extensification– Single farm payment → Easier to apply for
REPS– Further development of the Part-time Farming
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Effects of the History on the actual development of Farming
• Reluctance to sell land
• Readiness to adopt mainstream changes
• But progressive loss of traditions (Breeds, Landscape, Reputation of meat quality)
• Loss of independence (Labor, feed and fertilizers…)
• Subsidy dependency
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How we proceeded• Four Steps:
– Interpret landscape features linked with farming
– Grasp the recent evolution of farms in the Burren and their trends
– Build a farm typology based on interviews– Calculate economic results for each type of
farm– Look at the potential innovative fields
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Interviews
• Random sample of farmers by Hear-say and door knocking
• Trying to cover every major type of farming-system in the Burren
• Collecting Economic and technical data
• Compiling several farms to create a Type
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Typology of Farming
Part-time farmers
Full-time farmers
Farmers from the BURREN
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conventional organic
Part-time farmers
silage no silage
not in REPS in REPS
Typology of Farming
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Suckler farms Dairy farmers
Full-time farmers
Small
Organic
Medium Big
Small Big
Mixed
farmers
no or few
winterage
Typology of Farming
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How we proceeded• Five Steps:
– Interpret landscape features linked with farming
– Grasp the recent evolution of farms in the Burren and their trends
– Build a farm typology based on interviews
– Calculate economic results for each type of farm
– Look at the potential innovative fields
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Economic Results
• The Net Added Value (NAV) =Gross Product – Costs – Depreciation
• Family Income NAV – Rents – Taxes – Wages
+ Subsidies• Global Income
(Includes extra incomes)
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Economic Results: Suckler Farms
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Euro / Family Worker
Net Added Value Income from the Farm Global Income
Little
Part-time
Full-time
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Economic results, suckler farms case
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Net Added Value Income from the Farm Global Income
Threshold = Average Wages in building sectorSmall Full-time
Part-time
Full-time
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Full-time Suckler Farms and Organic
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Euro / Family Worker
Net Added Value
Income from the Farm
Global Income
Small
Organic
No Winterage
Winterage
Large
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Part-time Farming And Organic Part-time Farming
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Euro / Family Worker
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Income from the Farm
Global Income
Part-time Suckler, Silage
Full-time, Suckler
Part-time Suckler, Hay
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Part-time Farming And Organic Part-time Farming
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0 €
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Euro / Family Worker
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Income from the Farm
Global Income
Organic in REPS
Organic not in REPS
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Dairy farms and mixed Farms
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Total number of Cows
Euro / Family Worker
Net Added Value
Income from the Farm
Global Income
Small
Mixed
Large
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ConclusionsHow does the BURREN look today?- Little diversification- Decreasing added value- Dependency on subsidies and/or extra-
income How to ensure sustainability? How to improve? How to innovate?
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How we proceeded• Five Steps:
– Interpret landscape features linked with farming
– Grasp the recent evolution of farms in the Burren and their trends
– Build a farm typology based on interviews– Calculate economic results for each type of
farm
– Look at the potential innovative fields
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Different types of innovation
Product innovation:
New product
(diversification)
Process innovation:
new production process
(transformation, techniques)
Innovation
Organisation innovation:
Co – Op, Marketing
New type of subsidies
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Where are the innovations in the Burren?
Product Process Marketing REPSDAIRY No No No No
MIXED FARMS Yes No No YesSUCKLER(full-time) No No No Yes
SUCKLER(part-time) No No No Yes
Organic Farms Yes Yes Yes YesVegetables / Fruits Yes No Yes No
DifferentCattle Breed
No Yes No Yes
Milk : Ice Cream Yes Yes Yes No
Organisation
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Where are the innovations in the Burren?
Product Process Marketing REPSDAIRY No No No No
MIXED FARMS Yes No No YesSUCKLER(full-time) No No No Yes
SUCKLER(part-time) No No No Yes
Organic Farms Yes Yes Yes YesVegetables / Fruits Yes No Yes No
DifferentCattle Breed
No Yes No Yes
Milk : Ice Cream Yes Yes Yes No
Organisation
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Where are the innovations?Product Process Marketing REPS
DAIRY No No No NoMIXED FARMS Yes No No Yes
SUCKLER(full-time) No No No Yes
SUCKLER(part-time) No No No Yes
Organic Farms Yes Yes Yes YesVegetables / Fruits Yes No Yes No
DifferentCattle Breed
No Yes No Yes
Milk : Ice Cream Yes Yes Yes No
Organisation
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Innovative Farms Vs Part-time or Full-time suckler Farms
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Total number of Cows
Euro / Family Worker
Net Added Value
Income from the Farm
Global Income
Horticulture
New Breeds
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Farming in the Burren relies on Subsidies– It seems the subsidies will be cut off– What are the consequences?
• Aggregation? From a family to industrial scale farming. Rent of the lands to bigger farms.
• Research of innovation for more added value (diversification, organic, pure breed cattle?)
• These innovations must be socially and environmentally acceptable = eco-innovations
Discussion
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Go raibh mile maith agat!
Sláinte!
Acknowledgments