Agroecology in the Limousin Mountains: Relocating and Diversifying Food Production to Encourage Employment and Conserve Semi-Natural Spaces
In the 1950s, the Limousin Mountain region was characterized by mixed crop and livestock farming, produced mainly for local consumption. Over the past 70 years, however, this small area of the Massif Central has since specialized in breeding cattle for export, breaking the link between agriculture a...
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| description | In the 1950s, the Limousin Mountain region was characterized by mixed crop and livestock farming, produced mainly for local consumption. Over the past 70 years, however, this small area of the Massif Central has since specialized in breeding cattle for export, breaking the link between agriculture and the local food system. At the same time, physical labor productivity has continued to grow, leading to the massive abandonment of the moors and peat bogs, the region’s pastoral ecosystems. In contrast to these dynamics, for nearly ten years a small group of farmers has been developing agroecological systems, putting native vegetation at the center of feeding their herds. While these systems address agroecological and food transition concerns, they are affected by the industry’s normal standards, which are not adapted to their products. The farmers have therefore had to turn to short supply chains and more local outlets. Local markets nevertheless have their limits and encourage a closer collaboration between breeders and butchers as well as reflection on the stakes of food equity in declining rural areas like the Limousin Mountains. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4629b0c24f9c4640995c5903e40b0beb2025-01-10T15:54:55ZengInstitut de Géographie AlpineRevue de Géographie Alpine0035-11211760-74262022-12-01110210.4000/rga.10633Agroecology in the Limousin Mountains: Relocating and Diversifying Food Production to Encourage Employment and Conserve Semi-Natural SpacesNathan MorselNadège GaramboisIn the 1950s, the Limousin Mountain region was characterized by mixed crop and livestock farming, produced mainly for local consumption. Over the past 70 years, however, this small area of the Massif Central has since specialized in breeding cattle for export, breaking the link between agriculture and the local food system. At the same time, physical labor productivity has continued to grow, leading to the massive abandonment of the moors and peat bogs, the region’s pastoral ecosystems. In contrast to these dynamics, for nearly ten years a small group of farmers has been developing agroecological systems, putting native vegetation at the center of feeding their herds. While these systems address agroecological and food transition concerns, they are affected by the industry’s normal standards, which are not adapted to their products. The farmers have therefore had to turn to short supply chains and more local outlets. Local markets nevertheless have their limits and encourage a closer collaboration between breeders and butchers as well as reflection on the stakes of food equity in declining rural areas like the Limousin Mountains.https://journals.openedition.org/rga/10633pastoralismagro-ecological transitionfood transitionshort supply chainsLimousin Mountains |
| spellingShingle | Nathan Morsel Nadège Garambois Agroecology in the Limousin Mountains: Relocating and Diversifying Food Production to Encourage Employment and Conserve Semi-Natural Spaces Revue de Géographie Alpine pastoralism agro-ecological transition food transition short supply chains Limousin Mountains |
| title | Agroecology in the Limousin Mountains: Relocating and Diversifying Food Production to Encourage Employment and Conserve Semi-Natural Spaces |
| title_full | Agroecology in the Limousin Mountains: Relocating and Diversifying Food Production to Encourage Employment and Conserve Semi-Natural Spaces |
| title_fullStr | Agroecology in the Limousin Mountains: Relocating and Diversifying Food Production to Encourage Employment and Conserve Semi-Natural Spaces |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agroecology in the Limousin Mountains: Relocating and Diversifying Food Production to Encourage Employment and Conserve Semi-Natural Spaces |
| title_short | Agroecology in the Limousin Mountains: Relocating and Diversifying Food Production to Encourage Employment and Conserve Semi-Natural Spaces |
| title_sort | agroecology in the limousin mountains relocating and diversifying food production to encourage employment and conserve semi natural spaces |
| topic | pastoralism agro-ecological transition food transition short supply chains Limousin Mountains |
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