eng URI http://hdl.handle.net/10795/2758 κτηνοτροφία ζωική παραγωγή ζωικό κεφάλαιο αέριο που προκαλεί το φαινόμενο του θερμοκηπίου προβατοειδή Dairy sheep farming is an important agricultural activity in the Mediterranean region. In Greece, sheep farming offers employment and income to thousands of families. On the other hand, ruminant livestock farming has been identified as a considerable source of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs). In this analysis, multiple objectives of policy makers are incorporated into a decision making model that yields a number of alternative mitigation strategies, for Greek dairy sheep farming. Each policy alternative achieves the environmental and socio-economic objectives at certain levels. The policy maker can then select the preferred alternative. The model utilizes detailed farm level data, which increases the accuracy of the results. The analysis is undertaken on two different farming systems identified in Continental Greece and indicates that there is a considerable degree of conflict among the GHGs minimization objective and the gross margin and labor maximization objectives. The results also indicate that the mitigation options for sheep farming involve the reduction or/and the intensification of the activity and also changes in the production orientation and feeding practices. The model, can, therefore, be a useful tool for policy makers, since it allows them to design appropriate measures, according to the mitigation option that best meets their preferences. 21 pp. LOMv1.0 creator LOMv1.0 Project Final Beneficiary LOMv1.0 Project Executing Organisation Digital Library of the Operational Programme "Education and Lifelong Learning" abstract types Text Sheep farming Multiple objectives Compromise programming Greenhouse gas emissions GHG Mitigation Decision making model http://irakleitos2.aua.gr/sites/default/files/Chapter%20edited_Sintori.pdf 220270 application/pdf http://repository.edulll.gr/edulll/bitstream/10795/2758/2/2758_Chapter%20edited_Sintori.pdf URI http://hdl.handle.net/10795/2758 LOMv1.0creator 2016-04-20T07:59:01Z LOMv1.0validator 2016-04-20T07:59:01Z LOMv1.0 gre no no Copyright EYD-EPEDBM (Operational Programme "Education and Lifelong Learning")