Co-operative Approaches to Sustainable Agriculture [electronic resource] / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environment.

Agriculture and Food.

Agriculture, Cooperative.

Sustainable agriculture.

Local Subjects:

Environment.

Agriculture and Food.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 p. ) ill..

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Across the OECD, farmers are voluntarily forming community-based associations to help achieve a more sustainable agriculture. What are the reasons behind this phenomenon? How can it be encouraged? To what extent can such group-based voluntary action substitute for, or complement, existing agri-environmental policy measures? In attempting to answer these questions the study looks at the recent development of landcare groups in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand. It also identifies the conditions under which such groups seem to work most effectively, and the types of issues for which they are best suited. The analysis of the different national experiences leads to a number of general observations and specific policy recommendations. In so doing, the study provides a new perspective on the role of voluntary, collective action in finding local solutions to local environmental issues.

Contents:

1. INTRODUCTION

2. VOLUNTARY GROUP ACTION IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: ISSUES

Voluntary, co-operative approaches: a public choice perspective

General strengths and weaknesses of using voluntary groups as agents of public policy

Factors influencing the suitability of voluntary co-operative approaches to sustainable agriculture

Framework for evaluation

3. AUSTRALIA

Background

Genesis of the Landcare movement

Examples of Landcare groups

Government policy: The National Landcare Program (NLP)

Funding

Links with other programmes

Evaluations

4. CANADA

Genesis of Canada’s rural conservation clubs

Examples of farmer-led initiatives

Evaluation

5. THE NETHERLANDS

Genesis of farmer-led environmental groups in The Netherlands

Government policy in respect of the farmer’s environmental groups

The eco-coops and their proposals

6. NEW ZEALAND

Genesis of farmer groups working for sustainable land management in New Zealand

Recent developments

7. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

Characteristics of farm community groups

The role of government policy

Overview and suggestions of relevance to policy makers

Annex: JOINT IMPLEMENTATION IN AGRICULTURE: NEW YORK’S WATERSHED AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMME

Bibliography

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-280-02959-5

9786610029594

92-64-16274-7

OCLC:

824540003