The role of EU agri-environmental measures preserving extensive grazing in two less-favoured areas in Portugal

Nádia Jones, Filomena Duarte, Isabel Rodrigo, Anne van Doorn and Jan de Graaff

Land Use Policy, 2016, vol. 54, issue C, 177-187

Abstract: Since 1992 agri-environmental issues have gained attention by reforms of the CAP. For instance by supporting environmentally friendly land use, such as permanent pastures in less-favoured areas (LFA) that are only marginally suitable for alternative farming practices. In the last two decades a significant part of agricultural land in Portugal has been converted to permanent pastures. The question is what role the EU agri-environmental measures (AEM) have played in that development.

Keywords: Incentives-based instruments; Semi-natural grasslands; Impact indicators; Low stocking rate; Less favoured areas; Soil cover preservation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.01.014

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