In recent years, a number of events have resulted in a volatile dairy market. The gradual reducti... more In recent years, a number of events have resulted in a volatile dairy market. The gradual reduction of the CAP and the recent abolition of the milk quota system, which was installed in 1984, has resulted in a more and more market-oriented sector. The abolition of the milk quota coincide with a number of other factors that influence the dairy price, including a reduced Chinese dairy powder market and an import ban from Russia. A significant task in agro-food studies is to understand how different farming systems respond to regulatory interventions and how regulatory interventions can be used to promote resiliency. In this paper, we will explore how different European dairy farming systems have reacted to the recent volatility in the milk market and discuss the implications for the resiliency of the dairy sector. Empirically, the analysis will draw on statistical data on dairy production, farm structure and market configuration extracted from the EUROSTAT and FAOSTAT databases and qua...
... Suget ind, fordi man havde brug for de andres erfaringer og de forskellige økologiske ... om ... more ... Suget ind, fordi man havde brug for de andres erfaringer og de forskellige økologiske ... om at lægge om til økologisk jordbrug, hvilket hænger godt sammen med de andre iagttagelser ... conversion in Denmark Motives and barriers for conversion by con-ventional Danish farmers. ...
Our working group aims to discuss successful approaches of managing increasing quantities of orga... more Our working group aims to discuss successful approaches of managing increasing quantities of organic food produce - successful in terms of maintaining product quality, trust, integrity and higher value while at the same time increasing turnover. We will focus on two aspects in particular, firstly, the kinds and quality of cooperation of farmers with processors such as dairies, mills, bakeries or oil presses, and secondly, the successful management of growth in value chains including strategies, communication and limiting and enabling factors.
The prevailing strategy of the Danish organic movement has been one of creative conflict, to mobi... more The prevailing strategy of the Danish organic movement has been one of creative conflict, to mobilize non-organic actors in the diffusion of organic farming. This chapter explores whether this strategy has the dynamics and power to replicate organic as an alternative to conventional, or merely to reproduce organic agricultural practices in a variety of guises. This question is explored through a case study of organic conversion and diffusion processes in the municipality of Lemvig. The analysis reveals a number of forces driving the development of organic farming. The farmers' narratives confirm a dogma of coherence between external and internal (i.e. mental or attitudinal) conversion. Internal conversion processes appear to be linked not only or primarily to technical farm operations but also to changes in socio-technical interaction with the wider agricultural sphere. Furthermore, the creative conflict strategy tends to reduce the gap between organic and conventional farm practices, thereby diminishing the demarcation of organic farming as an alternative form of agriculture. The study shows that non-organic actors are tools for the operation of organic agriculture but not forces driving the replication of organic as a vision of sustainable development. But, the involvement of non-organic actors stems from mutual interest so that organic farming becomes also a tool in the non-organic actors' strategy as a means to gain access to grants and markets. In the final analysis, it is suggested that, if non-organic actors gain control over organic agricultural policy and development, the replication of the broader objectives of the organic movement could be marginalized.
Journal of Place Management and Development, Jul 10, 2023
Purpose The place branding process in cities and tourism destinations is usually steered by a cen... more Purpose The place branding process in cities and tourism destinations is usually steered by a central organization but in rural places, a focal actor often does not exist. The purpose of this paper is to identify which approaches to place branding processes are applied in different rural places. This is done by seeing the place branding process as a service ecosystem with focus on actor engagement. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical framework based on the concepts of service ecosystems and actor engagement is developed. This is then applied to analyse qualitative data collected through semi-structure interviews with participants from several Danish rural places. Findings The authors identify four different types of rural place branding processes along three dimensions: existence and type of a focal actor; type, extent and temporal properties of other actor groups’ engagement; and organization of the process, including its formalization, centralization and strategic focus. Type 1 is a highly formalized, centralized and strategically driven process under the leadership of a public authority. The other types are community-based approaches. Type 2 is formalized, centralized and strategically driven process. Type 3 is less formalized but also centralized and strategically focused. Type 4 is a non-formalized, decentralized process with ad hoc initiatives. Originality/value This paper applies a service marketing-based framework to analyse qualitative empirical data from different cases of rural places and identify different place branding processes.
In recent years, a number of events have resulted in a volatile dairy market. The gradual reducti... more In recent years, a number of events have resulted in a volatile dairy market. The gradual reduction of the CAP and the recent abolition of the milk quota system, which was installed in 1984, has resulted in a more and more market-oriented sector. The abolition of the milk quota coincide with a number of other factors that influence the dairy price, including a reduced Chinese dairy powder market and an import ban from Russia. A significant task in agro-food studies is to understand how different farming systems respond to regulatory interventions and how regulatory interventions can be used to promote resiliency. In this paper, we will explore how different European dairy farming systems have reacted to the recent volatility in the milk market and discuss the implications for the resiliency of the dairy sector. Empirically, the analysis will draw on statistical data on dairy production, farm structure and market configuration extracted from the EUROSTAT and FAOSTAT databases and qua...
... Suget ind, fordi man havde brug for de andres erfaringer og de forskellige økologiske ... om ... more ... Suget ind, fordi man havde brug for de andres erfaringer og de forskellige økologiske ... om at lægge om til økologisk jordbrug, hvilket hænger godt sammen med de andre iagttagelser ... conversion in Denmark Motives and barriers for conversion by con-ventional Danish farmers. ...
Our working group aims to discuss successful approaches of managing increasing quantities of orga... more Our working group aims to discuss successful approaches of managing increasing quantities of organic food produce - successful in terms of maintaining product quality, trust, integrity and higher value while at the same time increasing turnover. We will focus on two aspects in particular, firstly, the kinds and quality of cooperation of farmers with processors such as dairies, mills, bakeries or oil presses, and secondly, the successful management of growth in value chains including strategies, communication and limiting and enabling factors.
The prevailing strategy of the Danish organic movement has been one of creative conflict, to mobi... more The prevailing strategy of the Danish organic movement has been one of creative conflict, to mobilize non-organic actors in the diffusion of organic farming. This chapter explores whether this strategy has the dynamics and power to replicate organic as an alternative to conventional, or merely to reproduce organic agricultural practices in a variety of guises. This question is explored through a case study of organic conversion and diffusion processes in the municipality of Lemvig. The analysis reveals a number of forces driving the development of organic farming. The farmers' narratives confirm a dogma of coherence between external and internal (i.e. mental or attitudinal) conversion. Internal conversion processes appear to be linked not only or primarily to technical farm operations but also to changes in socio-technical interaction with the wider agricultural sphere. Furthermore, the creative conflict strategy tends to reduce the gap between organic and conventional farm practices, thereby diminishing the demarcation of organic farming as an alternative form of agriculture. The study shows that non-organic actors are tools for the operation of organic agriculture but not forces driving the replication of organic as a vision of sustainable development. But, the involvement of non-organic actors stems from mutual interest so that organic farming becomes also a tool in the non-organic actors' strategy as a means to gain access to grants and markets. In the final analysis, it is suggested that, if non-organic actors gain control over organic agricultural policy and development, the replication of the broader objectives of the organic movement could be marginalized.
Journal of Place Management and Development, Jul 10, 2023
Purpose The place branding process in cities and tourism destinations is usually steered by a cen... more Purpose The place branding process in cities and tourism destinations is usually steered by a central organization but in rural places, a focal actor often does not exist. The purpose of this paper is to identify which approaches to place branding processes are applied in different rural places. This is done by seeing the place branding process as a service ecosystem with focus on actor engagement. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical framework based on the concepts of service ecosystems and actor engagement is developed. This is then applied to analyse qualitative data collected through semi-structure interviews with participants from several Danish rural places. Findings The authors identify four different types of rural place branding processes along three dimensions: existence and type of a focal actor; type, extent and temporal properties of other actor groups’ engagement; and organization of the process, including its formalization, centralization and strategic focus. Type 1 is a highly formalized, centralized and strategically driven process under the leadership of a public authority. The other types are community-based approaches. Type 2 is formalized, centralized and strategically driven process. Type 3 is less formalized but also centralized and strategically focused. Type 4 is a non-formalized, decentralized process with ad hoc initiatives. Originality/value This paper applies a service marketing-based framework to analyse qualitative empirical data from different cases of rural places and identify different place branding processes.
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