Linking Cork to Cork Oak Landscapes: Mapping the Value Chain of Cork Production in Portugal

Traditional farming landscapes in South and Central Portugal, known as montados, are affected by global socio-economic and biophysical pressures, putting the sustainability of the systems in jeopardy. Cork oak trees (Quercus suber L.) are characteristic features of these complex agro-silvo-pastoral...

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Autores principales:	Irene Holm Sørensen, Mario Torralba, Cristina Quintas-Soriano, José Muñoz-Rojas, Tobias Plieninger
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	landscape products traditional farming landscapes value chain analysis montado landscape sustainability Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Food processing and manufacture TP368-456
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/abfea55c56b749c1bfb007cfe318c476
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:abfea55c56b749c1bfb007cfe318c4762021-12-01T08:03:35ZLinking Cork to Cork Oak Landscapes: Mapping the Value Chain of Cork Production in Portugal2571-581X10.3389/fsufs.2021.787045https://doaj.org/article/abfea55c56b749c1bfb007cfe318c4762021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.787045/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2571-581XTraditional farming landscapes in South and Central Portugal, known as montados, are affected by global socio-economic and biophysical pressures, putting the sustainability of the systems in jeopardy. Cork oak trees (Quercus suber L.) are characteristic features of these complex agro-silvo-pastoral agroforestry systems, delivering a globally important product, cork. The increasingly distant, global scale of decision making and trade can consequently be observed on the local, landscape, scale. In this study, we use a value chain approach to test the concept that landscape products can ensure sustainable management of the landscape of origin. We interviewed agents—cork producers, intermediaries, industrial transformers, and winemakers—about the challenges they perceived in the business and how these were connected to the landscape of origin. We illustrate the network of agents and sub-actors involved in the sector and highlight the most prominent concerns. We conclude that this approach can reveal the major points for determining the future of the montado, and we suggest that collaboration amongst value chain agents can be a pathway to landscape sustainability.Irene Holm SørensenMario TorralbaMario TorralbaCristina Quintas-SorianoJosé Muñoz-RojasTobias PlieningerTobias PlieningerFrontiers Media S.A.articlelandscape productstraditional farming landscapesvalue chain analysismontadolandscape sustainabilityNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641Food processing and manufactureTP368-456ENFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol 5 (2021)
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spellingShingle	landscape products traditional farming landscapes value chain analysis montado landscape sustainability Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Food processing and manufacture TP368-456 Irene Holm Sørensen Mario Torralba Mario Torralba Cristina Quintas-Soriano José Muñoz-Rojas Tobias Plieninger Tobias Plieninger Linking Cork to Cork Oak Landscapes: Mapping the Value Chain of Cork Production in Portugal
description	Traditional farming landscapes in South and Central Portugal, known as montados, are affected by global socio-economic and biophysical pressures, putting the sustainability of the systems in jeopardy. Cork oak trees (Quercus suber L.) are characteristic features of these complex agro-silvo-pastoral agroforestry systems, delivering a globally important product, cork. The increasingly distant, global scale of decision making and trade can consequently be observed on the local, landscape, scale. In this study, we use a value chain approach to test the concept that landscape products can ensure sustainable management of the landscape of origin. We interviewed agents—cork producers, intermediaries, industrial transformers, and winemakers—about the challenges they perceived in the business and how these were connected to the landscape of origin. We illustrate the network of agents and sub-actors involved in the sector and highlight the most prominent concerns. We conclude that this approach can reveal the major points for determining the future of the montado, and we suggest that collaboration amongst value chain agents can be a pathway to landscape sustainability.
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author	Irene Holm Sørensen Mario Torralba Mario Torralba Cristina Quintas-Soriano José Muñoz-Rojas Tobias Plieninger Tobias Plieninger
author_facet	Irene Holm Sørensen Mario Torralba Mario Torralba Cristina Quintas-Soriano José Muñoz-Rojas Tobias Plieninger Tobias Plieninger
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title	Linking Cork to Cork Oak Landscapes: Mapping the Value Chain of Cork Production in Portugal
title_short	Linking Cork to Cork Oak Landscapes: Mapping the Value Chain of Cork Production in Portugal
title_full	Linking Cork to Cork Oak Landscapes: Mapping the Value Chain of Cork Production in Portugal
title_fullStr	Linking Cork to Cork Oak Landscapes: Mapping the Value Chain of Cork Production in Portugal
title_full_unstemmed	Linking Cork to Cork Oak Landscapes: Mapping the Value Chain of Cork Production in Portugal
title_sort	linking cork to cork oak landscapes: mapping the value chain of cork production in portugal
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/abfea55c56b749c1bfb007cfe318c476
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Linking Cork to Cork Oak Landscapes: Mapping the Value Chain of Cork Production in Portugal

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