Focus Group 'Recovery of abandoned agricultural lands'
How to foster new, practical ways for better management of abandoned agricultural land in a sustainable way?
Tasks
- Collect and highlight best practices, approaches and methods in the process of reversion of land abandonment.
- Identify the challenges and opportunities for those dealing with land abandonment.
- Bring innovative approaches and solutions to the regeneration process and re-use of abandoned land.
- Suggest adequate socioeconomic and environmental management practices for abandoned land to decrease the risk of soil degradation.
- Identify further research needs from practice and possible gaps in knowledge.
- Suggest innovative solutions and provide ideas for EIP-AGRI Operational Groups and other innovative projects.
EIP-AGRI Challenge video
The O Rexo’ project in Spain recovered abandoned lands into pastures for a flock of sheep. Anxo Quintana explains how they did this and what their plans for the future are.
Focus Group members
| Surname | First Name | Profession | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amador García | Alberto | Other | Spain |
| Bergounioux | Flavie | Civil servant | France |
| Cartwright | Andrew | Researcher | Hungary |
| Delgado | Cecília | Other | Portugal |
| Di giuseppe | Pierfrancesco | Farmer | Italy |
| Feehan | John | Adviser | Ireland |
| Gatsiou | Aimilia | Civil servant | Greece |
| Giuliano | Giuseppe | Adviser | Italy |
| Gorgan | Maxim | Other | Hungary |
| Kontogiannis | Theo | Adviser | Greece |
| Lazaro | Juan Antonio | Other | Spain |
| Lazdina | Dagnija | Researcher | Latvia |
| Martins Santos Fonseca | Carlos Manuel | Farmer | Portugal |
| Pagès | Yolène | Farmer | France |
| Pecenka | Ralf | Researcher | Germany |
| Pępkowska-Król | Aleksandra | Working at an NGO | Poland |
| Petrie | Gert Jan | Farmer | Netherlands |
| Sante Riveira | Ines | Other | Spain |
| Weber | Thomas | Other | Austria |
| Zdruli | Pandi | Researcher | Italy |
Facilitation team
| Surname | First Name | Profession | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinto Correia | Teresa | Coordinating expert | Portugal |
| Jamrich | Martin | Task manager | Slovakia |
| Onéga Lopez | Quico | Co-task manager | Spain |
Resources
Documents
Starting paper - Recovery of abandoned agricultural lands
(PDF – 1.47 MB)
Mini Paper 1 - Land abandonment: Identification and assessment of viable business models
(PDF – 300.22 KB)
Mini Paper 2 - Sustainable land management as a lever to land abandonment
(PDF – 1.88 MB)
Mini Paper 3 - Ownership, farm structure and behavioural aspects of land abandonment
(PDF – 532.88 KB)
Mini Paper 4 - Securing Stakeholder Involvement in the Recovery of Abandoned Farmland
(PDF – 241.22 KB)
Mini Paper 5 - What can we do to preserve agriculture in peri-urban areas?
(PDF – 522.36 KB)
