TY - JOUR
T1 - Governing the transformation towards ‘nature-inclusive’ agriculture
T2 - insights from the Netherlands
AU - Runhaar, Hens
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - It is becoming increasingly difficult to combine nature conservation by farmers with intensive and large-scale farming. The Dutch government recently adopted the new policy concept of ‘nature-inclusive’ farming, which aims at promoting more sustainable agricultural practices that minimizes negative ecological impacts, maximizes positive ones and at the same time benefits from natural processes. A transformation towards ‘nature-inclusive’ farming faces three key governance challenges that are elaborated upon in this paper. First, agri-environment schemes and other conservation arrangements need to become more effective. At the same time, nature conservation should be mainstreamed in agricultural policies and in agri-food chains. Second, we need shared meanings about nature-inclusive farming. Third, other forms of knowledge production for nature-inclusive farming are required that focus more on farmers’ knowledge needs.
AB - It is becoming increasingly difficult to combine nature conservation by farmers with intensive and large-scale farming. The Dutch government recently adopted the new policy concept of ‘nature-inclusive’ farming, which aims at promoting more sustainable agricultural practices that minimizes negative ecological impacts, maximizes positive ones and at the same time benefits from natural processes. A transformation towards ‘nature-inclusive’ farming faces three key governance challenges that are elaborated upon in this paper. First, agri-environment schemes and other conservation arrangements need to become more effective. At the same time, nature conservation should be mainstreamed in agricultural policies and in agri-food chains. Second, we need shared meanings about nature-inclusive farming. Third, other forms of knowledge production for nature-inclusive farming are required that focus more on farmers’ knowledge needs.
KW - Agriculture
KW - biodiversity
KW - framing
KW - governance
KW - science-policy interactions
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85017463727&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14735903.2017.1312096
DO - 10.1080/14735903.2017.1312096
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85017463727
SN - 1473-5903
VL - 15
SP - 340
EP - 349
JO - International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
JF - International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
IS - 4
ER -