3.2 Multifunctional agriculture’s functions Figure 2.5 shows the organic relationship between the role and the functions of agriculture presented by the IAASTD (2008a). Van der Ploeg and Roep’s (2003) basic theory of Multifunctional agriculture is represented by regrounding, deepening and broadening, but no specific functions or effects are explained. Jung (2014) described the functions of Multi..

3.1 Multifunctional agriculture’s definition In 1998, the EU funded a study (the EU IMPACT study) aiming to investigate the extent of diversification in the EU farms. Since then, numerous studies have been carried out on this topic with the same purpose. In 2003, with the completion of the LEADER programme, the discussion on utilizing the Multifunctionality of agriculture appeared during a scien..