[HTML][HTML] A new typology of small farms in Europe

A Guarín, M Rivera, T Pinto-Correia, N Guiomar… - Global food security, 2020 - Elsevier
We propose a new typology of small farms in Europe using a multivariate analysis drawing
from household surveys from 14 European countries. The variables to develop the types …

[HTML][HTML] Farm typologies for understanding farm systems and improving agricultural policy

R Huber, B Bartkowski, C Brown, N El Benni, JH Feil… - Agricultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Farm typologies help to identify patterns across a wide range of farm systems and
describe heterogeneity in agriculture concisely. They can also support the design of …

Understanding cognitive and socio-psychological factors determining farmers' intentions to use improved grassland: Implications of land use policy for sustainable …

E Elahi, H Zhang, X Lirong, Z Khalid, H Xu - Land use policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The study aims to estimate farmers' intentions, barriers, and drivers to use improved
grassland. In 2019, following a snowball sampling technique, 240 farmers from district …

An overview of farming system typology methodologies and its use in the study of pasture-based farming system: a review

W Mądry, Y Mena, B Roszkowska-Mądra… - Spanish Journal of …, 2013 - sjar.revistas.csic.es
The main objective of the paper is to do a critic study of the use of typology methodologies
within pasture-based farming systems (PBFS), especially those situated in less favoured …

Assessing the sustainability of agritourism in the US: A comparison between agritourism and other farm entrepreneurial ventures

C Barbieri - Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Diversifying on-farm enterprise portfolios, especially through agritourism, is claimed to
increase farm revenues and help alleviate the economic problems of family farms. Thus, the …

Why is diversification an attractive farm adjustment strategy? Insights from Texas farmers and ranchers

C Barbieri, E Mahoney - Journal of rural studies, 2009 - Elsevier
State agencies have been encouraging the development of different enterprises to diversify
farm incomes in an effort to retain farmers in business, attract new entrants to agriculture and …

[HTML][HTML] Analysing behavioural differences of farm households: An example of income diversification strategies based on European farm survey data

M Weltin, I Zasada, C Franke, A Piorr, M Raggi… - Land use policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Different forms of income diversification represent important strategies of farmers to either
cope with the changing economic framework conditions or to valorise given territorial …

Kinship and business: how entrepreneurial households facilitate business growth

GA Alsos, S Carter, E Ljunggren - Entrepreneurship & Regional …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Building on studies that have stressed the importance of context and the role of the family in
business growth, this study explores the role of the entrepreneurial household in the process …

The role of communication and co-operation in the adoption of precision farming

T Kutter, S Tiemann, R Siebert, S Fountas - Precision Agriculture, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Research on Precision Farming (PF) relates the adoption of PF primarily to
economic incentives as well as farm attributes, whereas social factors are commonly …

Characteristics and driving factors of rural livelihood transition in the east coastal region of China: A case study of suburban Shanghai

Z Liu, L Liu - Journal of Rural Studies, 2016 - Elsevier
Based on data from 412 households, this study used the sustainable livelihoods approach to
analyse changes in livelihood strategies and the relationship between those changes and …