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| Title: | Reasons for developing or exiting business in the primary sector - A study of milk farmers in central-west Sweden |
| Authors: | Hansson, Helena
Johnsson, Viktor
Widnersson, Oskar |
| Keywords: | farm management
rural development
strategic decision making |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Abstract: | The aim of this research was to study
empirically what characterize farms and farmers that
choose to develop the milk production at their farms.
The background was that several farms have exited
milk production, which threatens both goals about rural
development and also the activities of the dairies. Based
on survey data from 313 milk producing farms in
central-west Sweden and structural equation analysis, it
was concluded that farms that are accustomed to
changes will develop their milk production further. The
results also showed that farms which are more
dependent on their milk production are more likely to
develop their milk production. Furthermore, it was
indicated that satisfactory supply of qualified labour
stimulates development of milk production, as do
location of the farm at a longer distance from common
facilities. The results also showed that the farmers who
develop their farms have more positive expectations
about profitability in milk production and are also less
risk averse. Finally, the results indicated that
information through trade magazines and similar oneway
communication channels are used by those who
develop their milk production and that farmers who
develop their milk production are those who take
actions to evaluate their strategic decisions more
seriously. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/44372 |
| Institution/Association: | European Association of Agricultural Economists>2008 International Congress, August 26-29, 2008, Ghent, Belgium |
| Total Pages: | 5 |
| Collections: | 2008 International Congress, August 26-29, 2008, Ghent, Belgium
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