The alteration of generation and complementary activities. - The conditions to a future farming on

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The alteration of generation and complementary
activities. - The conditions to a future
farming on Öland.
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Purpose

• The purpose with this job is to identify and
  describe
• In which extent the farmers on Öland uses
  complementary activities or has an interest in
  doing so.
• What do they do and is there a difference between
  the southern and northern parts of the Island?
• How do the farmers look at the future and the
  coming alteration of generations,
• do the children in the families want to take
  over the farm and stay on Öland?
• What is the attitude towards the World Heritage
  on southern Öland and is there a possibility to
  use it in complementary activities?
• The goal with this project is to produce a work
  that both Senex Research AB,
• The county administration of Kalmar, the
  municipals of Borgholm and Mörbylånga
• can use in future projects and works.

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Question framing

• How many of the farmers has complementary
  activities?
• Who has complementary activities and what do they
  do?
• Is there a interest to start a complementary
  activity?
• Which part is will the farming play in the
  future development
• on Öland?
• What is the view on alteration on generations in
  the agriculture?
• Do the youths want to take over?
• Which connection is there between the high
  natural and
• cultural values of the World Heritage and
  complementary
• activities?

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Demarcations

• We have together with the
• county administration of
• Kalmar chosen six parishes on
• Öland. Three from the
• northern part and three from
• the southern part.
• Böda
• Alböke
• Gärdslösa
• Stenåsa
• Kastlösa
• Ventlinge

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Interview selection

• Farmers
• Municipal represents
• LRF (national farmers association)
• The society of Ölands World Heritage

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Agriculture

• The change and development of the agriculture
• EU s environmental supports

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The World Heritage of Öland

• Man, animals and plants has developed the area
• Linear villages, marshes, fields and the great
  Alvar together forms the World Heritage
• The World Heritages foremost criteria is the
  usage of the land and its division, in a living
  agricultural landscape where modern farming is
  going on

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Development

• Progress in agriculture
• Conditions Farmers, animals, profitability
• Grazing the World Heritage
• Collaboration farmer, Municipal and County
  administration

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The view of the World Heritage

• Marketing
• Preservation - development
• Prevent development
• Will there be a World Heritage in 50 years?

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Occupation
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Division of age
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Complementary activities
Farm shops Small investment economical
rewarding Encouragement from the Municipal
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Who has an complementary activity?

• Smaller farms
• Complementary activity takes a bigger part
• Harvest festival Skördefesten
• Differences between the northern and southern
  part

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Complementary activities and the World Heritage

• Tourism
• Guided tours
• Marketing

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The Future
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Conclusions

• 58 has a complementary activity
• Foremost smaller farms. Farm shops in the south
  and middle. Rental of cabins in the north
• The interested already has an complementary
  activity. Thinks it suitable for smaller farms
• Agriculture will continue to play an important
  part in the future of Öland.
• Positive view of the future.
• The World Heritage could promote a increase in
  tourism, which supports farm shops and rental of
  cabins. There is an interest in guided tours.
  Package solution Guided tours, food and living.