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Dr Barlagne is a researcher in agricultural and rural economics working in the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences (SEGS) research group at the James Hutton Institute. Among other topics her research investigates the generation, uptake and development of various forms of innovation (technological, organisational or social innovation) within socio-ecological systems. She focuses on understanding the barriers and enabling factors of innovation, uses a system approach to solving research questions and implements a variety of qualitative and quantitative tools. She has a background in agronomy, agricultural economics and behavioural economics.
Social innovation is critical in shaping human-forest relationships and how farmers and scientists engage with each other to design sustainability transitions. This paper reports on the outputs of a participatory stakeholders’ engagement platform that was designed to draw on local farmers’ knowledge and experience in identifying sustainable pathways for the development of multi-functional agroforestry in Guadeloupe. Two participatory workshops were organised that aimed to gain insights into the reality faced by farmers, in particular: (i) their vision of the future, needs and aspirations; (ii) their understanding of barriers and enablers in relation to the sustainability challenges they are confronted with and; (iii) their framing of human–environment relationships in socio-ecological systems. Outputs of the activities were synthetized by the research team and represented graphically for analysis. Results show that while farmers envision prosperous multifunctional forest farms in the future, they have to face complex challenges that require solutions at multiple scales and suggest different types of innovation: social, institutional, market-based and technical. Farmers saw themselves as being part of the socio-ecological system and as custodians of the natural environment. We discuss the implications of those results in the context of the absence of a system of innovation for agroforestry in Guadeloupe and highlight the opportunity for a innovation ecosystem thinking approach that integrates better the agricultural and forestry sectors, but also between actors and scales of governance. Implementation of a Stewardship status would enable farmers achieve their vision and embrace a custodian role vis-à-vis the agroforest. Embededment of the stakeholders’ engagement platform and its enabling processes in the innovation ecosystem is key to achieve those objectives.
Carla Barlagne; Marie Bézard; Emilie Drillet; Arnaud Larade; Jean-Louis Diman; Gisèle Alexandre; Arsène Vinglassalon; Maria Nijnik. Stakeholders’ engagement platform to identify sustainable pathways for the development of multi-functional agroforestry in Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Agroforestry Systems 2021, 1 -17.
AMA StyleCarla Barlagne, Marie Bézard, Emilie Drillet, Arnaud Larade, Jean-Louis Diman, Gisèle Alexandre, Arsène Vinglassalon, Maria Nijnik. Stakeholders’ engagement platform to identify sustainable pathways for the development of multi-functional agroforestry in Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Agroforestry Systems. 2021; ():1-17.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarla Barlagne; Marie Bézard; Emilie Drillet; Arnaud Larade; Jean-Louis Diman; Gisèle Alexandre; Arsène Vinglassalon; Maria Nijnik. 2021. "Stakeholders’ engagement platform to identify sustainable pathways for the development of multi-functional agroforestry in Guadeloupe, French West Indies." Agroforestry Systems , no. : 1-17.
In a context of political and economic austerity, social innovation has been presented as a solution to many social challenges, old and new. It aims to support the introduction of new ideas in response to the current urgent needs and challenges of vulnerable groups and seems to offer promising solutions to the challenges faced by rural areas. Yet the evidence base of the impacts on the sustainable development of rural communities remains scarce. In this paper, we explore social innovation in the context of community forestry and provide a brief synthetic review of key themes linking the two concepts. We examine a case of social innovation in the context of community forestry and analyse its type, extent, and scale of impact in a marginalized rural area of Scotland. Using an in-depth case study approach, we apply a mixed research methodology using quantitative indicators of impact as well as qualitative data. Our results show that social innovation reinforces the social dimension of community forestry. Impacts are highlighted across domains (environmental, social, economic, and institutional/governance) but are mainly limited to local territory. We discuss the significance of those results in the context of community forestry as well as for local development. We formulate policy recommendations to foster and sustain social innovation in rural areas.
Carla Barlagne; Mariana Melnykovych; David Miller; Richard Hewitt; Laura Secco; Elena Pisani; Maria Nijnik. What Are the Impacts of Social Innovation? A Synthetic Review and Case Study of Community Forestry in the Scottish Highlands. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4359 .
AMA StyleCarla Barlagne, Mariana Melnykovych, David Miller, Richard Hewitt, Laura Secco, Elena Pisani, Maria Nijnik. What Are the Impacts of Social Innovation? A Synthetic Review and Case Study of Community Forestry in the Scottish Highlands. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (8):4359.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarla Barlagne; Mariana Melnykovych; David Miller; Richard Hewitt; Laura Secco; Elena Pisani; Maria Nijnik. 2021. "What Are the Impacts of Social Innovation? A Synthetic Review and Case Study of Community Forestry in the Scottish Highlands." Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4359.
In this paper, we elaborate an Institutional Analysis and Reconfiguration Framework centered around the ‘action arena’ theoretical approach. We develop this framework to analyze institutional reconfiguration to enhance sustainability, and operationalize it using research methods which focus on documentation of the institutional contexts through an extensive literature review and interviews of experts in forest policy. We apply the Institutional Analysis and Reconfiguration Framework to examine forestry institutions, address forest governance, and investigate their effect on socio-economic and environmental performances in forestry of Ukraine. The paper draws on the state of affairs in post-transition forestry, its difficulties, and new prospects for economic and institutional reforms. We examine challenges and opportunities in forestry and suggest key remedies and prospective ways forward. Results show that a combination of path dependency with the rigidity of institutions and a slow pace of economic and political reforms is the major obstacle to implementing decisions regarding sustainable forest policy. A reconfiguration of social practices is required, as well as the development of capabilities and awareness raising amongst relevant stakeholders, to realize the problems, envision alternative futures, challenge existing institutions, shift power relations and create new norms, rules, and decision-making arrangements. The way towards sustainability in forestry largely goes through changing institutions, and a human dimension of institutional changes reflected in the uptake of social innovation.
Maria Nijnik; Tatiana Kluvánková; Mariana Melnykovych; Albert Nijnik; Serhiy Kopiy; Stanislava Brnkaľáková; Simo Sarkki; Leonid Kopiy; Igor Fizyk; Carla Barlagne; David Miller. An Institutional Analysis and Reconfiguration Framework for Sustainability Research on Post-Transition Forestry—A Focus on Ukraine. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4360 .
AMA StyleMaria Nijnik, Tatiana Kluvánková, Mariana Melnykovych, Albert Nijnik, Serhiy Kopiy, Stanislava Brnkaľáková, Simo Sarkki, Leonid Kopiy, Igor Fizyk, Carla Barlagne, David Miller. An Institutional Analysis and Reconfiguration Framework for Sustainability Research on Post-Transition Forestry—A Focus on Ukraine. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (8):4360.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Nijnik; Tatiana Kluvánková; Mariana Melnykovych; Albert Nijnik; Serhiy Kopiy; Stanislava Brnkaľáková; Simo Sarkki; Leonid Kopiy; Igor Fizyk; Carla Barlagne; David Miller. 2021. "An Institutional Analysis and Reconfiguration Framework for Sustainability Research on Post-Transition Forestry—A Focus on Ukraine." Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4360.
Social innovation (SI) impacts are long-term changes that affect different dimensions of territorial capital (i.e., economy, society, environment, governance) for the territory in which SI occurs. Yet, systematic empirical evidence and theoretically sound assessments of the impacts of SI are scarce. This paper aims to fill the gap and assess the different aspects of SI’s impacts in European and Mediterranean areas that are characterized by marginalization processes. To assess the impacts of SI in marginalized areas, we use the evaluation framework developed within the Social Innovation in Marginalized Rural Areas (SIMRA) Horizon 2020 project and apply it to nine SI initiatives related to the fields of agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and rural development. Our findings show that SI produces cross-sectoral (societal, economic, environmental, and governmental) and multi-level impacts (on individuals, community, and society), which have improved the societal well-being, and contributed to the reduction of certain forms of marginality, mainly inside the territory in which SI occurred.
Elisa Ravazzoli; Cristina Dalla Torre; Riccardo Da Re; Valentino Marini Govigli; Laura Secco; Elena Górriz-Mifsud; Elena Pisani; Carla Barlagne; Antonio Baselice; Mohammed Bengoumi; Marijke Dijskhoorn-Dekker; Arbia Labidi; Antonio Lopolito; Mariana Melnykovych; Manfred Perlik; Nico Polman; Simo Sarkki; Achilleas Vassilopoulos; Phoebe Koundouri; David Miller; Thomas Streifeneder; Maria Nijnik. Can Social Innovation Make a Change in European and Mediterranean Marginalized Areas? Social Innovation Impact Assessment in Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, and Rural Development. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1823 .
AMA StyleElisa Ravazzoli, Cristina Dalla Torre, Riccardo Da Re, Valentino Marini Govigli, Laura Secco, Elena Górriz-Mifsud, Elena Pisani, Carla Barlagne, Antonio Baselice, Mohammed Bengoumi, Marijke Dijskhoorn-Dekker, Arbia Labidi, Antonio Lopolito, Mariana Melnykovych, Manfred Perlik, Nico Polman, Simo Sarkki, Achilleas Vassilopoulos, Phoebe Koundouri, David Miller, Thomas Streifeneder, Maria Nijnik. Can Social Innovation Make a Change in European and Mediterranean Marginalized Areas? Social Innovation Impact Assessment in Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, and Rural Development. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):1823.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElisa Ravazzoli; Cristina Dalla Torre; Riccardo Da Re; Valentino Marini Govigli; Laura Secco; Elena Górriz-Mifsud; Elena Pisani; Carla Barlagne; Antonio Baselice; Mohammed Bengoumi; Marijke Dijskhoorn-Dekker; Arbia Labidi; Antonio Lopolito; Mariana Melnykovych; Manfred Perlik; Nico Polman; Simo Sarkki; Achilleas Vassilopoulos; Phoebe Koundouri; David Miller; Thomas Streifeneder; Maria Nijnik. 2021. "Can Social Innovation Make a Change in European and Mediterranean Marginalized Areas? Social Innovation Impact Assessment in Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, and Rural Development." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 1823.
Social innovation is recognised for its potential to turn societal challenges into opportunities and develop sustainable solutions for people and nature. We identify and examine challenges that Ukrainian forestry is facing and apply an “action arena” conceptual approach to explore whether and how social innovation can enhance the sustainable development of forestry. We develop a framework to analyse the reconfiguration of social practices by using research methods that focus on the use of documentation of the institutional contexts and interviewing forest policy experts, as well as stakeholder evaluation of the challenges and ways forward for Ukrainian forestry. We apply the Q-method to identify stakeholder attitudes and examine the role of people in the reconfiguring of social practices and promoting sustainable development of the forest sector. Implications for changing the rules of the game and institutional perspectives on forestry are identified, with examples of social innovation initiatives presented. Results show that to emerge, develop, and be transformative, social innovation must have supporting institutional conditions to create new norms, rules, and social practices. Relevant stakeholders need to envision alternative futures, reshape places, and become more actively engaged in decision-making processes. We identify the key directions for changing the rules of the game and the opportunities that social innovation has to offer.
Maria Nijnik; Tatiana Kluvánková; Albert Nijnik; Serhiy Kopiy; Mariana Melnykovych; Simo Sarkki; Carla Barlagne; Stanislava Brnkaláková; Leonid Kopiy; Igor Fizyk; David Miller. Is There a Scope for Social Innovation in Ukrainian Forestry? Sustainability 2020, 12, 9674 .
AMA StyleMaria Nijnik, Tatiana Kluvánková, Albert Nijnik, Serhiy Kopiy, Mariana Melnykovych, Simo Sarkki, Carla Barlagne, Stanislava Brnkaláková, Leonid Kopiy, Igor Fizyk, David Miller. Is There a Scope for Social Innovation in Ukrainian Forestry? Sustainability. 2020; 12 (22):9674.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Nijnik; Tatiana Kluvánková; Albert Nijnik; Serhiy Kopiy; Mariana Melnykovych; Simo Sarkki; Carla Barlagne; Stanislava Brnkaláková; Leonid Kopiy; Igor Fizyk; David Miller. 2020. "Is There a Scope for Social Innovation in Ukrainian Forestry?" Sustainability 12, no. 22: 9674.
Social innovation is a process in which local communities build social and cultural capital to address challenges and social needs. The diffusion of social innovation requires compelling narratives that encourage people to join them. Using qualitative techniques and a multiple case study methodology, this paper examines the content of narratives of social innovation in rural areas and how actors construct, spread and change them. We propose a narrative analytical framework comprising four key components: problematisation; solutions and goals; actors; and plot, which we apply to three initiatives in Scotland and Spain. Our findings suggest that marginalisation, the natural environment and community activation are central themes in the content of narratives. In addition, we explain how policies and public actors can support social innovation as well as how collective leadership of social innovations can reduce imbalances in power relations, and contribute to a consistent evolution of narratives over time, enhancing the sustainability of social innovation projects overall.
Néstor Vercher; Carla Barlagne; Richard Hewitt; Maria Nijnik; Javier Esparcia. Whose Narrative is it Anyway? Narratives of Social Innovation in Rural Areas – A Comparative Analysis of Community‐Led Initiatives in Scotland and Spain. Sociologia Ruralis 2020, 61, 163 -189.
AMA StyleNéstor Vercher, Carla Barlagne, Richard Hewitt, Maria Nijnik, Javier Esparcia. Whose Narrative is it Anyway? Narratives of Social Innovation in Rural Areas – A Comparative Analysis of Community‐Led Initiatives in Scotland and Spain. Sociologia Ruralis. 2020; 61 (1):163-189.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNéstor Vercher; Carla Barlagne; Richard Hewitt; Maria Nijnik; Javier Esparcia. 2020. "Whose Narrative is it Anyway? Narratives of Social Innovation in Rural Areas – A Comparative Analysis of Community‐Led Initiatives in Scotland and Spain." Sociologia Ruralis 61, no. 1: 163-189.
Innovation actions within European Horizon 2020 (H2020) projects aim at testing research results in practice. When supporting social innovations in rural areas, such testing requires the alignment of several rural actors in order to entail behavioral changes beyond the individual level. Recently, social innovation has been recognized as an important tool for rural areas, developing new solutions to respond to wicked problems for improving local living conditions at the grassroots level. In this study, we analyzed the use of an operational framework to support the early governance of social innovation actions. This framework was applied to co-construct seven innovation actions across Europe and the Mediterranean basin applied to forestry, agriculture, and rural development. Our results showed that supporting social innovators and local actors at the early stage of social innovation processes is key for efficiently addressing and tackling challenges and opportunities. Additionally, we showed that the process of defining a social innovation is complex and requires recursive engagement, which might lead to evolution through time, especially in the first phases of the process. Lastly, conducting the feasibility assessment enabled strategic thinking on crucial dimensions for designing a promising social innovation action, such as social networks management, financial sustainability, and know-how. Such findings helped us to draw general lessons for the development and governance of social innovation actions in rural areas, potentially applicable to any rural sector.
Valentino Marini Govigli; Sophie Alkhaled; Tor Arnesen; Carla Barlagne; Mari Bjerck; Catie Burlando; Mariana Melnykovych; Carmen Rodríguez Fernandez-Blanco; Patricia Sfeir; Elena Górriz-Mifsud. Testing a Framework to Co-Construct Social Innovation Actions: Insights from Seven Marginalized Rural Areas. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1441 .
AMA StyleValentino Marini Govigli, Sophie Alkhaled, Tor Arnesen, Carla Barlagne, Mari Bjerck, Catie Burlando, Mariana Melnykovych, Carmen Rodríguez Fernandez-Blanco, Patricia Sfeir, Elena Górriz-Mifsud. Testing a Framework to Co-Construct Social Innovation Actions: Insights from Seven Marginalized Rural Areas. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (4):1441.
Chicago/Turabian StyleValentino Marini Govigli; Sophie Alkhaled; Tor Arnesen; Carla Barlagne; Mari Bjerck; Catie Burlando; Mariana Melnykovych; Carmen Rodríguez Fernandez-Blanco; Patricia Sfeir; Elena Górriz-Mifsud. 2020. "Testing a Framework to Co-Construct Social Innovation Actions: Insights from Seven Marginalized Rural Areas." Sustainability 12, no. 4: 1441.
Citizen-driven Renewable Energy (RE) projects of various kinds, known collectively as community energy (CE), have an important part to play in the worldwide transition to cleaner energy systems. On the basis of evidence from 8 European countries, we investigate CE, over approximately the last 50 years (c.1970–2018), through the lens of Social Innovation (SI). We carry out a detailed review of literature around the social dimension of renewable energy; we collect, describe and map CE initiatives from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the UK; and we unpack the SI concept into 4 operational criteria which we suggest are essential to recognizing SI in CE. These are: (1) Crises and opportunities; (2) the agency of civil society; (3) reconfiguration of social practices, institutions and networks; (4) new ways of working. We identify three main phases of SI in CE. The environmental movements of the 1960s and the “oil shocks” of the 1970s provided the catalyst for a series of innovative societal responses around energy and self-sufficiency. A second wave of SI relates to the mainstreaming of RE and associated government support mechanisms. In this phase, with some important exceptions, successful CE initiatives were mainly confined to those countries where they were already embedded as innovators in the previous phase. The third phase of CE innovation relates to the societal response to the Great Recession that began in 2008 and lasted most of the subsequent decade. CE initiatives formed around this time were also strongly focused around democratization of energy and citizen empowerment in the context of rising energy prices, a weak economy, and a production and supply system dominated by excessively powerful multinational energy firms. CE initiatives today are more diverse than at any time previously, and are likely to continue to act as incubators for pioneering initiatives addressing virtually all aspects of energy. However, large multinational energy firms remain the dominant vehicle for delivery of the energy transition, and the apparent excitement in European policy circles for “community energy” does not extend to democratization of energy or genuine empowerment of citizens.
Richard J. Hewitt; Nicholas Bradley; Andrea Baggio Compagnucci; Carla Barlagne; Andrzej Ceglarz; Roger Cremades; Margaret McKeen; Ilona M. Otto; Bill Slee. Social Innovation in Community Energy in Europe: A Review of the Evidence. Frontiers in Energy Research 2019, 7, 1 .
AMA StyleRichard J. Hewitt, Nicholas Bradley, Andrea Baggio Compagnucci, Carla Barlagne, Andrzej Ceglarz, Roger Cremades, Margaret McKeen, Ilona M. Otto, Bill Slee. Social Innovation in Community Energy in Europe: A Review of the Evidence. Frontiers in Energy Research. 2019; 7 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRichard J. Hewitt; Nicholas Bradley; Andrea Baggio Compagnucci; Carla Barlagne; Andrzej Ceglarz; Roger Cremades; Margaret McKeen; Ilona M. Otto; Bill Slee. 2019. "Social Innovation in Community Energy in Europe: A Review of the Evidence." Frontiers in Energy Research 7, no. : 1.
We studied the role of human values in social innovations (SIs) in four forest-dependent communities (FDCs) in Europe. We draw on 71 semi-structured interviews with FDC members in Finland, Slovenia, the UK and Ukraine, and a survey of householders (n = 150) and focus group interviews with related stakeholders in Ukraine. The material collected was analyzed with mixed methods with respect to relational values as catalysts and consequences of SI. Relational values, which are derivative of the relationships between human and non-human world, and responsibilities towards these relationships, were divided into three categories: Doing, Belonging and Respecting. Doing encompasses the individual's perspective of the opportunities offered by nature to individuals. Belonging encompasses a communal dimension of values manifested as the experience of “being at home” in social collectives and landscapes. Respecting addresses environmental and social justice. Common cause for SI was the need of FDCs to sustain or enhance relational values linked to forests while, once emerged, SIs also have potential to become global game-changers. SI encompasses the reconfiguration of: i) forest management and use, ii) decision-making structures and processes, and iii) stakeholder's perceptions of sustainability. Examples include the co-management arrangement between a State forestry enterprise and the local community, buying woodland from the State by the FDCs to enable community forestry, reinvention of traditional forest management, and the active involvement of FDC members in halting illegal logging. As a conclusion, we developed a general value hierarchy accounting for value plurality in which relational, instrumental and intrinsic values can be interpreted from any perspective.
Simo Sarkki; Andrej Ficko; David Miller; Carla Barlagne; Mariana Melnykovych; Mikko Jokinen; Ihor Soloviy; Maria Nijnik. Human values as catalysts and consequences of social innovations. Forest Policy and Economics 2019, 104, 33 -44.
AMA StyleSimo Sarkki, Andrej Ficko, David Miller, Carla Barlagne, Mariana Melnykovych, Mikko Jokinen, Ihor Soloviy, Maria Nijnik. Human values as catalysts and consequences of social innovations. Forest Policy and Economics. 2019; 104 ():33-44.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSimo Sarkki; Andrej Ficko; David Miller; Carla Barlagne; Mariana Melnykovych; Mikko Jokinen; Ihor Soloviy; Maria Nijnik. 2019. "Human values as catalysts and consequences of social innovations." Forest Policy and Economics 104, no. : 33-44.
In this paper we develop a typology of ‘non-commercial’ approaches to farming, based on a survey of a representative sample of farmers in Scotland, United Kingdom. In total, 395 (16.6% of the sample) farmers indicated that they do not seek to make a profit on their farms. We estimate that these non-commercial approaches to farming are utilised on at least 13% of agricultural land in Scotland. As such, non-commercial farming (NCF) is not a marginal practice, nor are NCF limited to small-scale ‘hobby’ farms: NCF exist across the scale of agricultural holding sizes and are operated by a wide range of socio-demographic cohorts. We identify 6 types of NCF: agricultural residences, specialist smallholdings, horsiculture holdings, mixed smallholdings, amenity mixed farms, and large farms or estates. These types were differentiated primarily by the scale of farm size, presence of diversification activities and types of animal present. The analysis demonstrates a number of emergent patterns of land management: de facto land abandonment, transition towards ‘horsiculture’, and management differences between retiring and new entrant NCF. We argue that the types identified reflect a number of intersecting issues in contemporary agrarian transitions, particularly the aging farmer population; generational renewal; and gendered implications of agricultural restructuring.
Lee-Ann Sutherland; Carla Barlagne; Andrew P. Barnes. Beyond ‘Hobby Farming’: towards a typology of non-commercial farming. Agriculture and Human Values 2019, 36, 475 -493.
AMA StyleLee-Ann Sutherland, Carla Barlagne, Andrew P. Barnes. Beyond ‘Hobby Farming’: towards a typology of non-commercial farming. Agriculture and Human Values. 2019; 36 (3):475-493.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee-Ann Sutherland; Carla Barlagne; Andrew P. Barnes. 2019. "Beyond ‘Hobby Farming’: towards a typology of non-commercial farming." Agriculture and Human Values 36, no. 3: 475-493.
In West and Central Africa and in the Caribbean, yam is one of the most important sources of carbohydrates and has a great potential to improve food security. The yam production sector is, however, now challenged by the satisfaction of evolving consumers' preferences. Since little is known about consumers' preferences regarding yams' characteristics, product quality, and the drivers of yam purchase, six focus group discussions were conducted (for a total of 31 participants). Among the purchasing criteria, price was considered more important than the others. It was followed by the external damage, the origin, and the size of the tuber. The most frequently cited consumption criteria were the taste, the texture, and color of flesh after cooking. Taste was considered more important than the other criteria. Three consumers' profiles were established reflecting heterogeneity in preferences, especially as concerns the willingness to pay for yam and consumption habits. They were designated as the Hedonistic, the Thrifty and the Flexible. Our results suggest that innovations can be implemented to sustain and stimulate the development of the yam sector in Guadeloupe. Two main development paths were identified. The first path is the valorization of the great existing diversity of yam varieties and the increase in the level of information for consumers about product attributes such as the cooking mode, the origin, and the mode of production. Building a marketing strategy based on the valorization of this diversity can help maintain and preserve yam's agro-biodiversity and the satisfaction of rapidly evolving consumption habits. The second path is the definition of yam ideotypes that suit consumers' needs. We expect that tailoring the production to consumers' needs will have a positive impact on global food security in the Caribbean region.
Carla Barlagne; Denis Cornet; Jean-Marc Blazy; Jean-Louis Diman; Harry Ozier-Lafontaine. Consumers' preferences for fresh yam: a focus group study. Food Science & Nutrition 2016, 5, 54 -66.
AMA StyleCarla Barlagne, Denis Cornet, Jean-Marc Blazy, Jean-Louis Diman, Harry Ozier-Lafontaine. Consumers' preferences for fresh yam: a focus group study. Food Science & Nutrition. 2016; 5 (1):54-66.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarla Barlagne; Denis Cornet; Jean-Marc Blazy; Jean-Louis Diman; Harry Ozier-Lafontaine. 2016. "Consumers' preferences for fresh yam: a focus group study." Food Science & Nutrition 5, no. 1: 54-66.
Agri-environmental schemes (AESs) are the main public policy instrument used in Europe to encourage farmers to adopt environmentally-friendly farming practises. Some AESs designed in French West Indies to replace N fertilizers with composts to reduce nitrate pollution and enhance C sequestration have been unsuccessful because few farmers adopted them despite the subsidies offered for the provision of environmental benefits. To explain this low adoption rate, we assessed the agri-environmental and economic impacts of two AESs and compare them with the most widely-applied strategy based on inorganic N fertilizer (NFER), and with an organic strategy based on sewage sludge (SLUD), a free organic amendment. The first AES was proposed in 2007 (AESold) and only concerned with the use of composts. The second was proposed in 2014 (AESnew) and combines the use of composts and inorganic N fertilizer at a rate 25% lower than NFER. The study was applied to water yam using a crop model to obtain agri-environmental indicators over a period of ten years, which were then used to calculate economic outputs for small and large farms. Although AESold increased C sequestration by 300% and reduced nitrate leaching by 80% compared to NFER, it also reduced yields (13%) and net income for farmers (30%). The subsidy offered by AESold did not compensate the loss of productivity, which explains its low rate of adoption. AESnew and SLUD increased C sequestration (350% and 400%) and reduced nitrate leaching (45% and 34%), and maintained yields and net income after five years of implementation. Yields and net income during the first five years were 5–10% lower than under NFER. Although the land area concerned by SLUD is limited because of regulatory constraints, AESnew could be a satisfactory policy instrument in French West Indies because it promotes environmental benefits and maintains economic income in the medium term for smallholder using family labour. The economic performance of AESs was lower for large farms; the adoption rate could be improved for these farmers through the implementation of mechanization to reduce labour costs. For both farm types, it may be necessary to increase subsidies during the first five years to offset yield losses during this period and the fixed and transition costs attached to adoption
Jean-Marc Blazy; Carla Barlagne; Jorge Sierra. Environmental and economic impacts of agri-environmental schemes designed in French West Indies to enhance soil C sequestration and reduce pollution risks. A modelling approach. Agricultural Systems 2015, 140, 11 -18.
AMA StyleJean-Marc Blazy, Carla Barlagne, Jorge Sierra. Environmental and economic impacts of agri-environmental schemes designed in French West Indies to enhance soil C sequestration and reduce pollution risks. A modelling approach. Agricultural Systems. 2015; 140 ():11-18.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJean-Marc Blazy; Carla Barlagne; Jorge Sierra. 2015. "Environmental and economic impacts of agri-environmental schemes designed in French West Indies to enhance soil C sequestration and reduce pollution risks. A modelling approach." Agricultural Systems 140, no. : 11-18.
Ensuring the success of agriculture is at the heart of food security, and it is necessary to examine strategies that tackle agricultural development through the production and consumption of sustainable food products. One way to increase food security in small island states is to develop local food sectors by increasing consumers’ awareness about local products with sustainable characteristics. We designed an economic experiment to assess consumers’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for yams with sustainable characteristics: the origin, the intrinsic quality of an alternative variety and the mode of production. The results showed that labelling significantly changes consumers’ valuation of the different yam profiles. Consumers’ WTP for local yams (2.85 € kg−1) was significantly higher than for imported yams (1.80 € kg−1), while the organic mode of production derives a significant premium if information on production methods has been disseminated. The results also suggested that organoleptic characteristics of new varieties should not be overlooked. We conclude on how the labelling strategy could be facilitated through a policy targeting the development of the local food sector.
Carla Barlagne; Pascale Bazoche; Alban Thomas; Harry Ozier-Lafontaine; François Causeret; Jean-Marc Blazy. Promoting local foods in small island states: The role of information policies. Food Policy 2015, 57, 62 -72.
AMA StyleCarla Barlagne, Pascale Bazoche, Alban Thomas, Harry Ozier-Lafontaine, François Causeret, Jean-Marc Blazy. Promoting local foods in small island states: The role of information policies. Food Policy. 2015; 57 ():62-72.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarla Barlagne; Pascale Bazoche; Alban Thomas; Harry Ozier-Lafontaine; François Causeret; Jean-Marc Blazy. 2015. "Promoting local foods in small island states: The role of information policies." Food Policy 57, no. : 62-72.
Nowadays, consumers are more and more concerned about the traceability of the food they purchase. As a response to this phenomenon, labels have flourished highlighting the environmental impact of products for some, their nutritive characteristics or their origin for others. In this context, we wonder about how food production sectors can meet the consumers' demand and about the role of labeling as a tool to foster the sustainable development of food sectors. We base our analysis on the case of the yam sector in Guadeloupe. Food sectors in the tropics face heavy constraints (Scott, Rosegrant et al. 2000; Charlery de la Masselière 2002). Yam is the first food crop in Guadeloupe both in area (450 ha) and production (6 300 t). It covers 78% of the needs of the territory (Agreste 2009; Chambre Agriculture 2010). Nevertheless, the decrease by half of its cultivated area during the last decade reveals that it is on the decline (Agreste 2009). During this period of time, the production and consumption of yam has been highly impacted by the discovery of a long-lasting pollution of soils by chlordecone, a pesticide that was previously used in banana fields. Today, by decree, farmers who want to grow yam in the contaminated perimeter have to get their production analyzed before selling it on the marketplace. Guadeloupian consumers are quite suspicious regarding the presence of pesticides in local food but still yam is still part of the diet of the population (Merlo, 2007). Given the above we wondered about consumers' perception of local yam if they could be reassured regarding the absence of pesticides in yam tubers. We also investigate the interest and implication of certification for yam farmers. Our work aims to shed light on how farmers and consumers can interact to design a sustainable food production sector. We look at both the supply and demand side and discuss about the ways to connect both views in a labeling scheme. According to the existing literature about farmers'
Carla Barlagne; Jean-Marc Blazy; François Causeret; Marianne Le Bail; Louis Georges Soler; Alban Thomas; Harry Ozier-Lafontaine. Connecting the supply and demand via labelling options for the sustainability of a food sector. The example of the yam sector in Guadeloupe. 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleCarla Barlagne, Jean-Marc Blazy, François Causeret, Marianne Le Bail, Louis Georges Soler, Alban Thomas, Harry Ozier-Lafontaine. Connecting the supply and demand via labelling options for the sustainability of a food sector. The example of the yam sector in Guadeloupe. . 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarla Barlagne; Jean-Marc Blazy; François Causeret; Marianne Le Bail; Louis Georges Soler; Alban Thomas; Harry Ozier-Lafontaine. 2013. "Connecting the supply and demand via labelling options for the sustainability of a food sector. The example of the yam sector in Guadeloupe." , no. : 1.
Food sectors have to face lots of hurdles today and their sustainability is called into question. We present here an original method that we developed to analyze the yam (Dioscorea sp.) food sector in Guadeloupe (FWI) and devise recommendations for its sustainable development. This three-step method aims at giving an overview of the sector by describing and analyzing the strategies and expectations of farmers, retailers and consumers. This overview makes it possible then to draw conclusions for improving the sustainability of the sector. In the first step we enquired yam farmers in order to characterize their productive strategies. We identified six different types of farms according to the importance placed on yam for income generation. In the second step we focused on marketing chains. We found that local yam is mostly traded informally via five main distribution chains that reflect farmers and retailers’ strategies. In the third step, we focused on yam consumers in order to identify ways to boost yam consumption. Focus group discussions helped us to identify the determinants of yam consumption and to devise hypotheses about ways to increase it. We then tested those hypotheses through a laboratory experiment in which we elicited consumers’ willingness to pay for different types of market signals: i) the intrinsic quality of a variety resistant to pathogens and of high testing quality, ii) a label about the local origin, iii) a label about the organic production. Our results showed that consumers were ready to pay a premium for the local and organically grown yam. We then discussed the interest of moving onto a certification scheme for the different types of farms and agents identified in the first and second stage. This study suggests that a way to improve the sustainability of the yam sector in Guadeloupe would be to mobilize farmers around a collective product qualification strategy.
Carla Barlagne; Jean-Marc Blazy; Marianne Le Bail; Louis Georges Soler; Alban Thomas; Harry Ozier-Lafontaine. Local market food sector analysis and design: the example of the yam sector in Guadeloupe. 2013, 1 .
AMA StyleCarla Barlagne, Jean-Marc Blazy, Marianne Le Bail, Louis Georges Soler, Alban Thomas, Harry Ozier-Lafontaine. Local market food sector analysis and design: the example of the yam sector in Guadeloupe. . 2013; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarla Barlagne; Jean-Marc Blazy; Marianne Le Bail; Louis Georges Soler; Alban Thomas; Harry Ozier-Lafontaine. 2013. "Local market food sector analysis and design: the example of the yam sector in Guadeloupe." , no. : 1.