Who Remains When Professional Farmers Give up? Some Insights on Hobby Farming in an Olive Groves-Oriented Terraced Mediterranean Area
Many land use systems in Mediterranean sloping areas risk abandonment because of nonprofitability, while their hydro-geological stability depends on an appropriate management. However, who are the land managers? What are their practices? Our research on the traditional olive groves of the Monte Pisa...
Main Authors: | Sabine Gennai-Schott, Tiziana Sabbatini, Davide Rizzo, Elisa Marraccini |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-05-01
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Series: | Land |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/5/168 |
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