Essays about: "Daniel Morchain"
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1. Factors affecting the small-scale production of artisan meat : A study of livestock farming in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : This paper examines the structure of livestock farming and of the meat industry in Sweden, focusing on possibilities for small-scale farmers to develop, whether individually or in a group, self-sufficient systems of high quality meat production. The four areas identified as presenting structural difficulties (and in some cases opportunities) to small-scale producers are: i) the centralized structures of downstream production: this includes slaughterhouses and food retailers, and even farming practices; ii) existing cooperatives in the meat sector, which do not cater to the needs of the focus group; iii) subsidies granted by the European agricultural policy; and iv) the preferences and concerns of consumers and food retailers. READ MORE
