Case study Skylark (Netherlands) : D4.3
This case study focuses on the Skylark foundation: an organisation that unites arable farmers,food processors and stakeholders in the supply chain to stimulate a joint effort to improvesustainable arable farming. In total 388 arable farmers are member of the foundation, man-aging over 45.000 ha (8,7%) of arable land in the Netherlands (Annual report 2015). An indi-vidual sustainability plan is the core element used by Skylark members in realising and com-municating sustainable arable farming. Unlike what the name seems to suggest, Skylark doesnot specifically focus on the conservation of the s... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | report |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
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Schlagwörter: | Life Science |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27223785 |
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Link(s) : | https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/case-study-skylark-netherlands-d43 |
This case study focuses on the Skylark foundation: an organisation that unites arable farmers,food processors and stakeholders in the supply chain to stimulate a joint effort to improvesustainable arable farming. In total 388 arable farmers are member of the foundation, man-aging over 45.000 ha (8,7%) of arable land in the Netherlands (Annual report 2015). An indi-vidual sustainability plan is the core element used by Skylark members in realising and com-municating sustainable arable farming. Unlike what the name seems to suggest, Skylark doesnot specifically focus on the conservation of the skylark, but rather on sustainable land man-agement. In summary, the Skylark approach is interesting as governance arrangement, and asprivate initiative it is relevant in the search for innovative governance arrangements. Interest-ing features of the approach are the focus on intrinsic motivation, tailor-made sustainabilityplans, social learning among farmers, the involvement of food processing industry, and theattempts to get recognition for the farmers’ sustainability efforts in CAP greening.