Artikel: The Growing Heterogeneity in the Farm Sector and Its Implications
Canadian journal of agricultural economics. 2018 Mar., v. 66, no. 1
2018
Abstract: The farm sector has moved from one that was very homogeneous to one with significant differences in size and/or orientation. The decline in the number of “average‐sized” farm and the growth in the number of large farms are due primarily to technological ... ...
Abstract | The farm sector has moved from one that was very homogeneous to one with significant differences in size and/or orientation. The decline in the number of “average‐sized” farm and the growth in the number of large farms are due primarily to technological innovations that push operations producing commodities to grow as a means of capturing economies of size. The increase in the relative number of small farms is also due partially to technical advances that allow for the production of food goods with the desired quality attributes to be delivered to the appropriate market. This market is continually being differentiated due to demographic and income shifts. The growing heterogeneity in farm structure complicates the assessment and design of farm policy. The social policy objective of improving the livelihood of farmers and their families could be achieved through farm support and extension programs when the sector was homogeneous. The policy objective has shifted toward improving the competitiveness of the sector, but for which of its components? The trend toward greater heterogeneity is likely to continue and thus so will the internal and external support for any policies targeted toward the farm sector. |
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Schlagwörter | agricultural policy ; extension programs ; farm structure ; farmers ; income ; large farms ; livelihood ; markets ; products and commodities ; public policy ; small farms ; technology |
Sprache | Englisch |
Erscheinungsverlauf | 2018-03 |
Umfang | p. 27-41. |
Erscheinungsort | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd |
Dokumenttyp | Artikel |
Anmerkung | JOURNAL ARTICLE |
ZDB-ID | 417256-5 |
ISSN | 0008-3976 |
ISSN | 0008-3976 |
DOI | 10.1111/cjag.12163 |
Datenquelle | NAL Katalog (AGRICOLA) |
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