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dc.contributor.author | Meli, Anthony | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-12T07:47:14Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-09-12T07:47:14Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Meli, A. (2016). Economic and labour market implications of global environmental change on agriculture and viticulture in Malta. Xjenza, 4(1), 35-40 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 10.7423/XJENZA.2016.1.05 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/12230 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Agriculture contributes but a limited amount to Europe's gross domestic production, and the overall weakness of the European economy to climatic changes on agriculture is deemed low. Agriculture remains more considerable in the southern and southeastern European states with regards to employment and economic contribution and these regions are expected to face decreases in yields of 10% or more as a result of the reduction of the growing season and decreased rainfall. In Malta, other than cereal production as a fodder crop, most other crops are supported with a degree of irrigation that may ultimately mitigate adverse climatic conditions. Local producers have indicated that cereals, olives and vines have so far demonstrated varying degrees of susceptibility to climatic factors, although, arguably management factors are also relevant. The development of drier and warmer conditions in the Mediterranean region would also create conditions that are favourable to pests. Analysis of potential output e ffects triggered by global environmental change indicates that some 6,300 hectares on which wheat, olives and vines are grown, or 55% of Malta's total utilisable agricultural area, could in e ffect be rendered economically unsustainable when productivity falls by about 23%. Such heavy losses could constitute a potential risk to the sustainability of rural farming systems and livelihoods in Malta. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Malta Chamber of Scientists | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Agriculture -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Viticulture -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Climatic changes -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Viticulture -- Economic aspects -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | Economic and labour market implications of global environmental change on agriculture and viticulture in Malta | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.7423/XJENZA.2016.1.05 | - |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - InsESRSF Xjenza, 2016, Volume 4, Issue 1 Xjenza, 2016, Volume 4, Issue 1 |
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