Defining scenarios for local agricultural systems development through participatory approach: a case study in the Grosseto Province (Tuscany, Italy)

[Departement_IRSTEA]GT [TR1_IRSTEA]RURAMEN / CERESInternational audienceMediterranean agricultural systems are showing management and environmental uncertainties, locally highlighted by recent reform of the common agricultural polic(CAP). This has stimulated local authorities in charge of territorial management to define a new framework for agricultural production. This is also the context for the Province of Grosseto where research has been carried out to characterize the local agricultural systems. The research has been developed by integrating qualitative and quantitative analysis in a circular learning process between researchers and stakeholders. The four-step methodology has resulted in the organization of thematic focus groups, whose discussions among the stakeholders have provided a platform to enhance the local capability to cope with the changes in the whole agricultural system