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Abstract
The Deliverable 7.2 (D7.2) of the SCARLED project provides methodological considerations
for applying fuzzy set theory to the analysis of employment diversification of farm
households. It presents a Mamdani's type fuzzy inference model and describes its
application within the project's framework.
The model consists of ten variables that are grouped into the four factors: (i) necessity to
diversify, (ii) internal preconditions, (iii) external preconditions, and (iv) attitudes. The
coherence of these four factors with the integrated framework for the analysis of nonfarm
rural employment is discussed.
The model will be realised in the Fuzzy Logic Toolbox from MATLAB®. Forty four
membership functions and 138 rules are going to be implemented, tested, and adapted
with survey data from the five countries: Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and
Slovenia. The final model will be used to assess the diversification potential of 15 regions
in these countries.