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This study aims to identify the various forms of integration of olive-oil-producing small farms (OSFs) into food systems in four Southern European regions, as well as to identify the most beneficial strategies of integration. Drawing on data from the SALSA Project, the study has found that besides self-provision, OSFs are engaged in multiple types of integration, including reciprocity relations as well as relations with informal and formal markets. Multiple strategies with synergistic effects co-exist at the farm/farm household level. However, specific territorial resources are partially mobilized by actors’ strategies; consequently, olive oil identities are valorized on the market to some extent, but less so through positive externalities. Therefore, the unrealized potential of localization of food systems in which OSFs operate is identified.
Pavlos Karanikolas; Victor Martinez-Gomez; Francesca Galli; Paolo Prosperi; Paola A. Hernández; Laura Arnalte-Mur; Maria Rivera; Giannis Goussios; Laura Fastelli; Elpiniki Oikonomopoulou; Ana Fonseca. Food system integration of olive-oil-producing small farms in Southern Europe. Global Food Security 2021, 28, 100499 .
AMA StylePavlos Karanikolas, Victor Martinez-Gomez, Francesca Galli, Paolo Prosperi, Paola A. Hernández, Laura Arnalte-Mur, Maria Rivera, Giannis Goussios, Laura Fastelli, Elpiniki Oikonomopoulou, Ana Fonseca. Food system integration of olive-oil-producing small farms in Southern Europe. Global Food Security. 2021; 28 ():100499.
Chicago/Turabian StylePavlos Karanikolas; Victor Martinez-Gomez; Francesca Galli; Paolo Prosperi; Paola A. Hernández; Laura Arnalte-Mur; Maria Rivera; Giannis Goussios; Laura Fastelli; Elpiniki Oikonomopoulou; Ana Fonseca. 2021. "Food system integration of olive-oil-producing small farms in Southern Europe." Global Food Security 28, no. : 100499.
In recent years, farmers and policymakers have faced ample challenges and have struggled to support the sustainability of the agricultural sector. Sustainable agriculture encompasses multiple concepts, and its performance produces extensive debate about data requirements, appropriate indicators, evaluation methods, and tools. Under the European Union (EU) financed project FLINT (Farm Level Indicators for New Topics in policy evaluation), detailed data have been collected at the farm level to provide broader coverage of sustainability indicators on a wide range of relevant topics to facilitate the assessment of sustainability performance. The approach has been applied in a pilot network of representative farms at the EU level, considering the heterogeneity of the EU farming sector to provide data infrastructure with up to date information for sustainability indicators. This study aims to assess sustainability performance at the farm level in Greece. Representative and dominant agricultural systems, such as permanent crops, olive trees, arable crops, and livestock (sheep) farms, comprise the Greek sample. It uses the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) methodology and attempts to gain insights into the sustainability performance of agricultural systems. The outcome of the sustainability assessment reveals knowledge and develops support for strategic farm choices in order to support both farmers and policymakers towards more sustainable development plans. The results indicate that three typical Mediterranean farming systems, namely permanent crops, olive trees, and extensive livestock systems (sheep farms), are more sustainable in contrast to intensive and arable crop farms.
Irene Tzouramani; Stamatis Mantziaris; Pavlos Karanikolas. Assessing Sustainability Performance at the Farm Level: Examples from Greek Agricultural Systems. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2929 .
AMA StyleIrene Tzouramani, Stamatis Mantziaris, Pavlos Karanikolas. Assessing Sustainability Performance at the Farm Level: Examples from Greek Agricultural Systems. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (7):2929.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIrene Tzouramani; Stamatis Mantziaris; Pavlos Karanikolas. 2020. "Assessing Sustainability Performance at the Farm Level: Examples from Greek Agricultural Systems." Sustainability 12, no. 7: 2929.
In recent years, farmers and policymakers have faced ample challenges and have struggled to support the sustainability of the agricultural sector. Sustainable agriculture encompasses multiple concepts, and its performance produces extensive debate about data requirements, appropriate indicators, evaluation methods, and tools. Under the European Union (EU) financed project FLINT (Farm Level Indicators for New Topics in policy evaluation), detailed data have been collected at the farm level to provide broader coverage of sustainability indicators on a wide range of relevant topics to facilitate the assessment of sustainability performance. The approach has been applied in a pilot network of representative farms at the EU level, considering the heterogeneity of the EU farming sector to provide data infrastructure with up to date information for sustainability indicators. This study aims to assess sustainability performance at the farm level in Greece. Representative and dominant agricultural systems, such as permanent crops, olive trees, arable crops, and livestock (sheep) farms, comprise the Greek sample. It uses the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) methodology and attempts to gain insights into the sustainability performance of agricultural systems. The outcome of the sustainability assessment reveals knowledge and develops support for strategic farm choices in order to support both farmers and policymakers towards more sustainable development plans. The results indicate that three typical Mediterranean farming systems, like permanent crops, olive trees, and extensive livestock systems (sheep farms), are more sustainable in contrast to intensive and arable crop farms.
Irene Tzouramani; Stamatis Mantziaris; Pavlos Karanikolas. Assessing Sustainability Performance at the Farm Level: Examples from Greek Agricultural Systems. 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleIrene Tzouramani, Stamatis Mantziaris, Pavlos Karanikolas. Assessing Sustainability Performance at the Farm Level: Examples from Greek Agricultural Systems. . 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIrene Tzouramani; Stamatis Mantziaris; Pavlos Karanikolas. 2020. "Assessing Sustainability Performance at the Farm Level: Examples from Greek Agricultural Systems." , no. : 1.
This study aims to examine the extent to which crop landraces (LRs) can serve as viable alternatives for farming within the ongoing economic crisis, especially for potential young farmers. A conceptual framework based on farm economic sustainability and the diversification strategies of farm-households is applied to four different LRs. Drawing on original data from field surveys, the economic analysis shows that LRs provide various gains for local communities as well as a series of private benefits for the farmers involved in their cultivation. Many of the examined farms are economically sustainable, even with small farm sizes. The integration of LRs into both domestic and export markets and the embeddedness of LRs’ products into the local culture and diet are two critical prerequisites for their on-farm conservation. The examined LRs are low-labour-input crops, obtaining the necessary labour mainly from family members. An LR can be the sole cultivation of a farm, part of mixed farming systems, as well as part of various strategies pursued by farm-households to diversify their sources of income. There is scope for improvement, especially by ensuring the uniqueness of LR products, establishing new marketing channels and creating special brand names. Supportive policy measures are also discussed.
Pavlos Karanikolas; Penelope J. Bebeli; Ricos Thanopoulos. Farm economic sustainability and agrobiodiversity: identifying viable farming alternatives during the economic crisis in Greece. Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy 2017, 7, 69 -84.
AMA StylePavlos Karanikolas, Penelope J. Bebeli, Ricos Thanopoulos. Farm economic sustainability and agrobiodiversity: identifying viable farming alternatives during the economic crisis in Greece. Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy. 2017; 7 (1):69-84.
Chicago/Turabian StylePavlos Karanikolas; Penelope J. Bebeli; Ricos Thanopoulos. 2017. "Farm economic sustainability and agrobiodiversity: identifying viable farming alternatives during the economic crisis in Greece." Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy 7, no. 1: 69-84.
This study aims at critically assessing the decentralization process of rural policy-making and delivery in Greece. Drawing upon a case study of the farm modernization scheme, research findings indicate that despite remarkable decentralization efforts, rural development in Greece seems to maintain its primarily state-emanated design and implementation. Long-standing top-down and sectoral orientation in the formulation of this policy still holds. Apart from the redistribution of responsibilities and the multiplication of competent authorities, a genuine delegation of competencies and resources is needed, coupled with a renewed awareness of integrated policies from the actors involved at all administrative levels.
Pavlos Karanikolas; Sophia Hatzipanteli. The Decentralization Process of Rural Development Policy in Greece. European Planning Studies 2010, 18, 411 -434.
AMA StylePavlos Karanikolas, Sophia Hatzipanteli. The Decentralization Process of Rural Development Policy in Greece. European Planning Studies. 2010; 18 (3):411-434.
Chicago/Turabian StylePavlos Karanikolas; Sophia Hatzipanteli. 2010. "The Decentralization Process of Rural Development Policy in Greece." European Planning Studies 18, no. 3: 411-434.
This chapter explores the local rural policy-making process and the changing structures of rural governance, in the context of integrated rural development policy. It is based on the experience of the concurrent implementation of the LEADER+ Community Initiative and an Integrated Rural Development Programme (emanating from Article 33 of the Rural Development Regulations) in a mountainous and disadvantaged area of the Voiotia district in Greece. Despite the broadening of participation in rural policy making, the capacity of local partnerships to effectively integrate the public, private and voluntary sectors, as well as the issue of adequate and effective representation of the local community, remain open to question. Local policy making and governance are subject to external constraints, originating either from the state or regional administration. The unbalanced outcomes of innovative activities in the project area – from a sectoral, spatial and social point of view – raise issues of resource allocation and a widening of inequalities, whereas the effectiveness of partnership in relation to strategic planning is associated with access to power. The pursuit of an integrated rural policy through multiple policy initiatives on a local scale creates a renewed concern for rural policy making adapted to local needs, and for socially representative and inclusive governance structures.
Pavlos Karanikolas; Konstantinos Sfoundouris; Giannis Kovanis. Local Rural Policy Making and Governance. Contributions to Economics 2008, 375 -393.
AMA StylePavlos Karanikolas, Konstantinos Sfoundouris, Giannis Kovanis. Local Rural Policy Making and Governance. Contributions to Economics. 2008; ():375-393.
Chicago/Turabian StylePavlos Karanikolas; Konstantinos Sfoundouris; Giannis Kovanis. 2008. "Local Rural Policy Making and Governance." Contributions to Economics , no. : 375-393.