Implementation of the Regulation EU 1257/99 for the afforestation of agricultural land: The case of mulberry cultivation
Over the last years there is an increased interest for planting woody species which have high nutritive value, high production of forage production and moreover they can be easily established. Mulberry, a native tree of China and Far East, is included among the above spesies. Moreover its foliage constitutes food for silkworms and is used for pharmaceutical purposes. In Greece, mulberry cultivation, is particularly developed in the region of Soufli of Evros prefecture. In this paper, the implementation of regulation EE/1257/99 in the prefecture of Evros was examined. More specifically, the attitudes of investors-mulberry cultivators and the structural characteristics of farms were studied.
1Department of Forestry and Management of Environment and Natural Resources, Democritus University of Thrace, 682 00 Orestiada, e-mail: garamp@fmenr.duth.gr 2Economist- Environmental Scientist, Ph.D. of Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Averof 20, 421 00 Trikala, e-mail: ssofios@hotmail.com Summary
Keywords:Investments, policies, countryside development
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