Fragmented agrarian space: Building blocks and modernisation trajectories. The case of Slovenia
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2017
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Wydział Nauk Geograficznych i Geologicznych Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza
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Production, processing and consumption within Slovenian agrarian space are fragmented due to physical
constraints (72.4% of the territory categorised as ANC) and socio-geographic factors. Based on available data, five
essential building blocks of contemporary Slovenian agrarian space (available land, change management, integrated
circular economy, adjustable policies, and flexibility of institutions) are discussed. Interrelations among the building
blocks shape the modernisation trajectories of approx. 70,000 agricultural holdings in Slovenia. The coexistence of
three modernisation trajectories, i.e. practised autarky, various forms of pluri-activity, and small-scale intensive and
innovative modernisation, creates a complex mosaic. The governance of multifunctional and multi-structured agrarian
space is becoming more demanding.
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fragmented agrarian space, pluri-activity, modernisation trajectories, Slovenia
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Quaestiones Geographicae vol. 36 (2), 2017, pp. 37-48