The commitment of sheep and goat production systems in the agro-ecological transition:a collective participative approach in Corsica

OM 123The importance of environmental challenges in agriculture and livestock production requires an eco-logical transition of the production systems including the sheep and goat ones. In this context, establishing theconditions for agro – ecological changes and building innovative pathways of changes could favor this transi-tion. After a presentation of some theoretical concepts behind the idea of ecological transition and agro – ecol-ogy, the objective of this communication is to report the implementation of a participative approach involvingscientists, technicians, teachers and breeders in Corsica Island focusing on pastoral systems. This approachaims to design the performances of the systems from their triple social economic and environmental dimen-sions, how they are in line with the agro – ecological orientations and how to improve them. Inspired from pre-vious methodologies but innovating through a participative approach, an easy-to-implement method has beenadjusted to the characteristics of the local systems and agro-ecological criteria for sheep and goat herds andsystems, we designed 10 groups of indicators including societal dimensions integrated in an AgroecologicalLivestock Proximity Index (ALPI). The exchanges during the sessions have shown that agro-ecology is notonly an institutional injunction. It is also a collective methodological approach and pathway to design whichinnovations could support the sustainable development and changes in sheep and goat farming and special-ly, in pastoral systems. The utilization of this method and its further developments are evoked

Future Prospects on the Goat Activities for the Coming Decades in the Context of a World in Transition

This article explores the evolution of the goat sector in the world between 2000 and 2020 and its prospects. We base it mainly on the statistics available as well as on the author’s observations and his involvement in various projects. It also updates a study carried out on the same subject on the last decades of the 20th century. We observed a constant development and growth of the goat sector during this period. The trend has been the same between 2000 and 2020 but less strong and more localized in Asia and Africa. Several scenarios on our global future lead to consider the absolute need to preserve environment and biodiversity but above all to reduce the emission of GHGs for all productive sectors on the planet. In this case, we will face a dramatic progress and adevelopment paradigm shift. Although goat systems emit less GHGs than other ruminants, we can also observe an overall increase in net emissions by the goat sector between 2000 and 2020. So, they contribute significantly and their net emission has to be reduced, which will disadvantage the most intensive systems. However, while animal production and the consumption of its products are increasingly ostracized, goat farming (as pastoral farming in general) could have a bright future in this context. Goats, particularly those of local populations and breeds, have more than any other ruminant significant capacities to valorize spontaneous absorbing GHGs forage resources (grass, shrubs, crop or feed residues) and without other uses. In addition, goats are easy to integrate in small farms and strengthen the complementarity between agriculture and animal production, largely abandoned in favor of specialization. The strengthening of localized and interdisciplinary scientific research will also be necessary to strengthen the role of goat farming and innovation and the author proposes the establishment of “living labs” associating all the actors involved for this purpose

La ganadería caprina frente a los cambiamientos globales en el mundo

La ganadería caprina frente a los cambiamientos globales en el mundo. 29. Mexico National Conference on Goat Production - Reunión sobre caprino

Du Nord au Sud : recompositions des liens entre familles et élevages

La population agricole dans le monde représente environ 40% de la population totale, dont plus de la moitié pratiquant l’élevage, et les terres dédiées à l’agriculture (environ 40% des terres émergées) sont pour plus des deux tiers des prairies et des parcours non labourés ni cultivés, valorisés par l’élevage d’herbivores (sources FAOstat). Ce qui fait de l’élevage une des activités les plus répandues sur la planète, et une composante majeure de la vie sociale, de l’économie et de la gestion des écosystèmes. Les préoccupations relatives à l’alimentation d’une population mondiale en croissance vont renforcer la demande en produits animaux pour des raisons de lutte contre la malnutrition et aussi, vraisemblablement, en rapport avec l’accroissement du niveau de vie(Agrimonde, 2009)

Du Nord au Sud : recompositions des liens entre familles et élevages

L’agriculture est-elle toujours une affaire de famille ? Cet ouvrage analyse les transformations du caractère familial de l’agriculture en France, mises en perspective avec quelques éclairages de situations dans les pays du Sud. La première partie de l’ouvrage rend compte des recompositions de l’exploitation agricole et de ses enjeux, exploitation qui est de moins en moins familiale, tout en le restant. Elle propose des cadres d’analyse élargis pour les appréhender. Les transformations des formes familiales d’agriculture sont abordées dans une deuxième partie par l’étude des mutations qui s’opèrent dans le travail en agriculture. Ces mutations amènent à questionner le sens du travail et les interfaces avec le vivre en famille et les activités non-agricoles, au-delà des seules problématiques d’organisation et de performances technico-économiques. La troisième partie de l’ouvrage montre que les cadres structurant l’activité agricole dépassent le champ de la famille et se renouvellent, en particulier dans les formes d’insertion territoriale, dans les modalités des processus d’innovation et par des reconfigurations de l’action collective de proximité. Finalement, les transformations du caractère familial, saisies dans le temps long des trajectoires d’exploitations, sont aussi observées dans les formes et stratégies de pérennisation et de transmission, qu’il s’agisse de transmettre un statut, une activité, une entreprise, un patrimoine, un outil de production ou encore des savoir-faire. Une synthèse conclusive propose un renouvellement des questions de recherche et plaide pour un décloisonnement des études en agriculture. L’ouvrage rassemble des travaux de recherche récents de chercheurs issus du département Sciences pour l’action et le développement (Sad) de l’Inra et de ses partenaires scientifiques et professionnels. Il fait une large place à des travaux de jeunes chercheurs et à des thèses récemment soutenues. D’abord destiné aux chercheurs et enseignants-chercheurs, il s’adresse également aux organisations professionnelles (instituts techniques, réseaux associatifs, syndicats, chambres d’agriculture, etc.)

Quelle stratégie pour le pastoralisme en Corse ? Propositions d’un cadre d’analyse

Projets REDYN -« Repères » et CASDAR-ARPIDA Projets REDYN - « Repères » et CASDAR-ARPIDA« Pasturisimu, una andatura cumuna »Les éléments de cette note sont en grande partie issus de projets en partenariats consacrés au pastoralisme en Corse. Il s'agit toutefois d'une analyse personnelle ouverte à la discussion pour une construction problématisée d'une stratégie pastorale pour la Corse

La ganadería caprina frente a los cambiamientos globales en el mundo

La ganadería caprina frente a los cambiamientos globales en el mundo. 29. Mexico National Conference on Goat Production - Reunión sobre caprino

Quel avenir pour les fromages au lait de brebis dans l'Europe du Sud ?

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Analyse des projets et politiques de soutien a l’elevage pastoral en corse

il s'agit d'un type de produit dont les métadonnées ne correspondent pas aux métadonnées attendues dans les autres types de produit : REPORTPastoralism has a high historical and cultural background in Corsica as in many other Mediterranean countries. But for many actors, it is mainly seen as an idealistic image to sell local products with few clear references to real technical and global pastoral systems. Defining a renewed pastoralism in relation to the use of rangelands and natural local resource, with few inputs and enhancing local know-how, and product qualification could be a solution to create new jobs and face the challenges our world will face within the next 20 years (less dependence on cultivated or bought forage or stuffs, to feed more people with less use of not renewable and fossil resources, adaptation to climate changing, ..). The main programming documents and planning edited by the institutional actors were analyzed. Several interviews with public regional or state officials and representatives of professional representatives aimed to identify what are their representations of pastoralism. Presentation and objectives of public action in Corsica are rather favorable to pastoralism. The awareness of the stake holders on the challenges is rather high and the people interviewed have a good reflexivity on the situation although the main objectives are still to improve productivity. But the operational impact of this policy on pastoralism keeps very low and pastoralism keeps a marginal and not really supported production system. Pastoralism today is not really posed as an economically viable option where we should invest. The high financial support dedicated to the livestock sector and agriculture through the 2nd CAP pillar is mainly used to keep rural areas under financial perfusion; the subsidies are not connected with real economy and the administrative conditions do not ease the emergence of really innovative projects or to settle new young breeders. Public policies on livestock are not really connected with policies of social cohesion and territorial development. European Union followed by the regional institutions have enhanced “intelligent specialization” as the basis of their development strategy. For animal production, it will be necessarily based on the valorization of specific resources and in agro ecological perspectives. More resources must be devoted to favor collective intelligence and the concerted commitment with the producers. This sharing will be a source of new knowledge produced between Research, producers and Institution. It will require time. But the challenge proposed here is to reconfigure completely the innovation system of animal production by a rebuild and updated pastoralism. The ways to remunerate pastoralism through the eco systemic services it could provide have to be explored

How public policies on livestock sectors could support innovations and transitions toward a renewed pastoralism in Corsica: A contribution to a prospective approach on the future of pastoralism

International audienceCorsica has a high cultural pastoral background but is facing important challenges to keep one’s livestock sector alive. The present public policies in favor of the livestock sectors and the several representations of pastoralism by the actors have been analyzed. We have identified that pastoralism, a production method based on the priority use of natural, local resources and more specifically range lands is seen by most of the actors as a rather idealistic and nostalgic activity and not as a viable technical option. The public payments to support livestock are important but either they promote a productivist model, either they are not based on a clear economic efficiency nor a clear strategy of pastoral development for rural areas. More generically, agro-ecological approaches could be a chance for the future of this sector if the public policies could support efficiently transitions toward a smart specialization strategy, based partly on pastoralism. To be viable, this option should internalize its ecosystemic services and more financial and human resources will have to be dedicated to support them. Re building an innovation system based on pastoralism, by developing specific capacities and enhancing the local know –how and skills would be also necessary