TY  - CPAPER 
AB  - This article investigates which factors influence the economic growth of organic
farms. Organic farming has experienced a substantial growth in Germany since the
beginning of the 1990s until today. Most organic farms are concentrated in the
southern region of the country, Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg. While some of
these farms have expanded their business size, others have contracted, reconverted to
conventional or ceased to operate. Using a panel data of 318 farms and a System
GMM method, the economic growth of organic farms is analyzed. Regression results
suggest that organic farms with high revenue from agriculture are less likely to grow
than smaller farms. Growth is influenced by livestock intensity, multiple job holding,
share of grasslands areas, soil quality and agri-environmental payments for organic
farming.
AU  - Brenes Muñoz, Thelma
AU  - Lakner, Sebastian
AU  - Brümmer, Bernhard
DA  - 2012
DA  - 2012
DO  - 10.22004/ag.econ.126756
DO  - doi
ID  - 126756
KW  - Agricultural and Food Policy
KW  - Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
KW  - farm-growth
KW  - organic farming
KW  - Gibrat’s law
KW  - part-time farming
L1  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/126756/files/Munoz.pdf
L2  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/126756/files/Munoz.pdf
L4  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/126756/files/Munoz.pdf
LA  - eng
LA  - English
LK  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/126756/files/Munoz.pdf
N2  - This article investigates which factors influence the economic growth of organic
farms. Organic farming has experienced a substantial growth in Germany since the
beginning of the 1990s until today. Most organic farms are concentrated in the
southern region of the country, Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg. While some of
these farms have expanded their business size, others have contracted, reconverted to
conventional or ceased to operate. Using a panel data of 318 farms and a System
GMM method, the economic growth of organic farms is analyzed. Regression results
suggest that organic farms with high revenue from agriculture are less likely to grow
than smaller farms. Growth is influenced by livestock intensity, multiple job holding,
share of grasslands areas, soil quality and agri-environmental payments for organic
farming.
PY  - 2012
PY  - 2012
T1  - Economic growth of farms: An empirical analysis on organic farming
TI  - Economic growth of farms: An empirical analysis on organic farming
UR  - https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/126756/files/Munoz.pdf
Y1  - 2012
ER  -