Presently, a new
awareness emerges about the failure of productions and the need for an integrated new vision in agriculture that recognises its multiple functions and assets in
economic, social and ecological sustainability. Over time farms in Alentejo’s montado changed from a high degree of multifunctionality to intensification, unsustainability and dependency. The
main goal of the case study is to analyse the new strategies that recreate the multifunctional montado traditional system, and adapt it to new economic, social and environmental challenges. On
the other hand, the goal is to understand the new forces and dynamics that intercross and may result in facilitation, or blockage, in the development of farm multifunctionality. Several
strategies aim to include farmers e.g. by adding value to traditional farm functions, integrated ecosystem services, consumers awareness and economic sustainability as key pillars of
multifunctional agriculture.
