, not only because of the provision of homes, land and livestock that families need but also because of the family organisation, based on what is known as a stem family and even on the family's collective memory, as Cassidy and McGrath (2014) have shown in the case of Ireland. ...
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A 2008 report from the working-group to the Scientific Advisory Committee on Animal Health and Welfare (SACAHW) in Ireland concluded:249 "There is strong evidence, therefore, that carbon dioxide is an unsuitable method for killing mink and that its use results in significant welfare compromise [...
The largest share of permanent pasture in organic farmland was recorded in Ireland and the Czech Republic (89% and 82%, respectively). At the EU level, permanent pasture represents more than 42% of organic farmland. Over the study period, the greatest percent increase in the share of organic...
China’s agricultural subsidy policies had their beginning in the 1950s. From 1980 to 1992, subsidizing agriculture was not a top priority for the government. In 2005, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China promulgated the Interim Measures for the Administration of Funds for...
in Ireland, the environmental indicator reports on the growing GHGEs. In Italy, the environmental impact is related to the specialisation in production of heavy pigs, which requires a longer fattening period and restricted feeding compared to production in other European countries [34]. Over the in...