• Changes in rural areas are different than those
expected by theory (social, economic, agrarian): with
economic development rural areas diversify

• Sector policies equating rural and agriculture are
increasingly ineffective and inefficient, they need to
be complemented by territorial policies (urban, rural)
but also by other sector policies (health)

• Multifunctionality and pluriactivity, farm diversification
are key concepts that need to be better integrated in
theory and recognised by policies as non-residual
categories (relevant for SoFar)

• Place of social farming could be set in the long term
perspective of CAP reform (income objective through
farm diversification rather than subsidies)