Findings

On this page is possibe view some findings from the FarmPath project where 'transition pathways' were explored in each of the seven partner countries.

Factsheets on case studies of farming transitions.

• Overview of Case Studies
• Reducing the Environmental Impact of Farming
• High Nature Value Farming
• New Forms of Governance
• On-Farm Renewable Energy Production
• Alternative Marketing Channels
• Farmer Collaboration
• Countryside Consumption

Policy recomendations

From our research we produced a number of policy recommendations in the form of a entitled 'Regional Sustainability of Agriculture: Adapting Institutions and Policies to Enable Transition'. It is available here.

Research findings from Scotland

In Scotland on-farm renewable energy was studied, as well as lifestyle land management and formal colaboration. See below for findings on these research areas:

On-farm renewable energy production

Regional Sustainability transitions: On-Farm renewable energy production (short report on findings)

Non-commercial and small scale farming

Regional Sustainability Transitions: Lifestyle and land management in Aberdeenshire (short report on findings)

What's happening on Scotland's small 'farms'

Formal collaboration through machinery ring

Report to Ringlink: Results of focus group discussions to explore members' perceptions of machinery rings in relation to change, collaboration and sustainability

Report to Borders Machinery Ring: Results of focus group discussions to explore members' perceptions of machinery rings in relation to change collaboration and sustainability

Regional Sustainability Transitions: Machinery Rings in Scotland (two page overview of findings)

Visions of agriculture

Final visions (This document outlines the details of the compiled visions for agriculture in the North East Scotland).