Agriculture and territorial action policy in mountainous areas: mechanisms and governance

Abstract

The economic, social and environmental issues affecting hill and mountain farming in France may encourage a redefinition of the roles of the stakeholders in the direction of a stronger territorialisation of its management. However, agricultural institutions still hold a dominant position in the sector. Local development plan projects only have few possibilities of action to promote new open and partnership-based forms of governance. Nevertheless, gradually, local actors are succeeding in multiplying small initiatives and are becoming involved in the social and political game around