In the last decade the multifunctional agriculture (MFA) concept has emerged as a key
notion in scientific and policy debates on the future of agriculture and rural development …

This paper builds on the outcomes of a state-of-the-art review of research for the European
research project MULTAGRI, with a particular focus on the conceptualisation of …

Peri-urban vegetable cropping areas, such as horticultural farms, provide several ecosystem
services, such as the provision of fresh food. However, food supply must be estimated on the …

Multifunctionality is today a keyword to understand rural areas in Europe. Depending on the
context, it may refer to farm households, areas, or the agricultural sector. For farm …

Multifunctional agriculture is favoured by EU rural policy and considered as a tool for
integrated and sustainable rural development. Recent approaches to define the …

This contribution focuses on the growing trend towards multi-level rural governance within
Europe and, more specifically, on how this affects the unfolding of nested rural markets. The …

This contribution focuses on the growing trend towards multi-level rural governance within
Europe and, more specifically, on how this affects the unfolding of nested rural markets. The …

Multifunctional agriculture is favoured by EU rural policy and considered as a tool for
integrated and sustainable rural development. Recent approaches to define the …

Agriculture sector in Central and Eastern European countries has developed through
different pathways in comparison to the Western Europe. Small scale farmers are sometimes …