La contribution des jeunes agriculteurs à l'intendance de leur territoire : le cas d'un secteur des Baronnies provençales (Hautes-Alpes, France).

The analysis of 25 interviews with young farmers in a mountain municipality of the Hautes-Alpes, L'Épine, within the Provençal Baronnies region, reveals the role of these young people in the constitution of a territorial system resembling a complex model of agroecology. The analysis of their statements using the Hyperbase© semantic analysis software makes it possible to identify the various forms of agriculture practised, which they associate with other activities in the territory. The choices made by young farmers help to maintain the landscape and to boost the local consumer market by encouraging short loops involving associations and commercial activities. These dynamics are part of the local territory on several levels, from the communal level to the labelling areas for agricultural products, such as Sisteron lamb and lavender. These young farmers contribute to a stewardship of the territory, but the question is whether the dynamics underway are free from general constraints, such as subsidy systems and land blockages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]