EU: LSIRD - A New Network to Determine the Role of Domestic Livestock Systems in Rural Development in Disadvantaged Areas in Europe

摘要

The priorities for future livestock research are constantly changing, particularly in the so-called dis-advantaged areas, where agricultural productivity represents a decreasing proportion of total farm income. Subsidy, non-agricultural diversification, especially from tourism, value-adding processing, and environmental management are all assuming a greater significance in farm planning decisions. Support policies are likely to place increasing emphasis on extensification and management practices which will conserve and create wildlife habitats and maintain traditional landscapes.