Dairy production in Wallonia: problems and perspectives.

摘要: Milk and on-farm dairy products represent an important share of the final value of agricultural production in Wallonia. This sector was largely transformed after the adoption of the Common Agricultural Policy, the implementation of milk quotas in 1984 and their suppression in 2015. Based on official statistical data, on a literature review about the possible futures of the Walloon dairy sector, on an exploratory workshop with regional stakeholders and on an on-line survey among representatives of the dairy sector, the research aims to identify the problems of the dairy sector and the possible solutions for the future. Being successful during several decades, the sector encountered more difficulties later on. Environmental problems appeared and the number of dairy farmers and of dairy cows sharply declined, the prices - and so the income - became unstable, especially after the liberalization of the CAP. The …