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A new typology of small farms in Europe
Guarin, Alejandro; Rivera, Maria; Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Guiomar, Nuno; Sumane, Sandra; Moreno Perez, OlgaWe 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 covered a range of characteristics from farmers' histories and motivations, to farm production, assets and labour, market linkages and access to support. The clustering analysis found five types of small farms, two with relatively weak com...
How do small farms contribute to food and nutrition security? Linking European ...
Galli, Francesca; Grando, Stephano; Adamsone, Anda; Bjorkhaug, Hilde; Czekaj, Marta; Duckett, Dominic; Almaas, Henrik; Karanikolas, PavlosDespite a longstanding literature on small farm-households, there is limited consideration of small farms’ role in food and nutrition security (FNS) at territorial level. The purpose of this study is to provide insights about how small farms contribute to FNS at different territorial scales, by focusing on farmers' strategies and consequential FNS outcomes. Analysis is based on two years (2017–2019) of field wo...
Rethinking the connections between agricultural change and rural prosperity: A ...
Rivera, Maria; Knickel, Karlheinz; de los Rios, Ignacio; Ashkenazy, Amit; Pears, David; Chebach, Tzruya; Sumane, SandraIn the past, rural prosperity has been mainly associated with the modernisation of agriculture and the economic benefits that appear to originate from it. Today we know that this simple logic is not correct in several respects. Regionally, structural changes to farms and the modernisation of a few farms have not always contributed to prosperous rural areas. At the level of farm households, we can see that other...
Between aspirations and reality: Making farming, food systems and rural areas m...
Knickel, Karlheinz; Redman, Mark; Darnhofer, Ika; Ashkenazy, Amit; Chebach, Tzruya; Sumane, Sandra; Tisenkopfs, Talis; Zemeckis, RomualdasThis paper explores the connections between farm modernisation, rural development and the resilience of agricultural and rural systems. The paper starts by ascertaining why agricultural and food systems need to change systemically. Evidence from case studies in fourteen countries is used to explore the possibilities for, and drivers and limitations of systemic change in four thematic areas: the resilience of fa...