High Nature Value (HNV) - Farming profitability

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How to make HNV farming more profitable without losing the HNV characteristics?

The final report of this Focus Group has been published.

Get all the information at a glance in the High Nature Value Farming factsheet.

Tasks:

Clarifying the main socio-economic threats to the continued existence of HNV farming and the main opportunities. Use examples to illustrate these threats and opportunities.
Identifying research/examples of methods/projects that result in economically viable or improved HNV farming systems (for example: use of specific machinery, alternative crops and livestock species, developing special products , small scale food processing facilities, innovative marketing, new business models, diversification into non-agricultural activities, etc.).
Listing fail factors that limit the scope for new economic activity by farmers in HNV areas and summarise how to address these factors.
Exploring the role of innovation and knowledge transfer in supporting the socio-economic viability and sustainability of HNV farming.

Results:

Other information:

Mini-papers

Focus Group members:

Surname, first name	Profession	Country
Beaufoy, Guy	Expert from NGO	United Kingdom
d' Orey Manoel, Pedro	Farmer; expert from agriculture organization, industry or manufacturing	Portugal
Herzon, Iryna	Farmer; expert from NGO; scientist	Finland
Jitea, Ionel-Mugurel	Scientist	Romania
Keenleyside, Clunie		United Kingdom
Külvet, Airi	Farmer; farm adviser; expert from agriculture organisation, industry or manufacturing	Estonia
Luick, Rainer	Farmer; expert from NGO; scientist	Germany
MackenWalsh, Aine	Expert from agriculture organisation, industry or manufacturing; scientist	Ireland
McCann, Katrin	Farm adviser	Sweden
McGurn, Patrick	Farmer; farm adviser; other	Ireland
Peneva, Maryia Contact this member	Scientist	Bulgaria
Pietx, Jordi Contact this member	Expert from NGO	Spain
Plassmann, Miroslava	Expert from NGO	Slovakia
Popa, Razvan	Farm adviser; expert from NGO	Romania
Poux, Xavier	Expert from NGO; scientist	France
Röder, Norbert	Farmer; scientist	Germany
Salguero, Concha	Expert from NGO	Spain
Sannen, Kurt	Farmer	Belgium
Todorovic, Sonja	Expert from NGO	Croatia
Triosrio, Antonella	Scientist	Italy
Facilitation team
Redman, Mark Contact this member	Coordinating expert	Romania
Didicescu, Sergiu Contact this member	Task manager	Romania
Koorberg, Pille Contact this member	Backup	Estonia

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