Luke
 

Understanding the diversification and specialization of farm businesses

dc.contributor.authorHansson, Helena-
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, Richard-
dc.contributor.authorOlofsson, Christer-
dc.date.accepted2010-12-15-
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-19T11:10:03Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-31T01:17:39Z
dc.date.available2013-03-19T11:10:03Z
dc.date.created2010-11-22-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.description.abstractThis paper addresses the development of farm businesses in Sweden, 2000 2007, with regard to their specialization in single farm enterprises, diversified agricultural production and diversification with new income-generating ventures. Furthermore, regression analysis is used to study the impact of farm characteristics on the observed specialization and diversification. The study is based a panel data set of about 900 farms participating in the Swedish Agricultural Economics Survey. Results show that farms are increasingly engaging in diversified activities, though in most firms these activities make only minor contributions to total revenue. Results also show that the degrees of specialization and diversification are influenced by characteristics of firms business structure, financial and demographic conditions. These results contribute to the understanding of farm business development, as well as show the need for policy makers and farm advisors to consider the differences between farms pursuing different development strategies in their efforts to influence behavior.en
dc.description.accessibilityfeaturefi=ei tietoa saavutettavuudesta-
dc.description.dacok-
dc.description.stav-
dc.formatVerkkojulkaisu-
dc.format.bitstreamtrue
dc.format.pagerange269-283-
dc.format.size337-
dc.identifier.elss1795-1895-
dc.identifier.olddbid418543
dc.identifier.oldhandle10024/477561
dc.identifier.urihttps://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/11111/88451
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi-fe2015090311363-
dc.languageeng-
dc.language.lseng-
dc.language.lsfin-
dc.publisherMTT Agrifood Research Finland-
dc.publisherThe Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland-
dc.publisher.placefi-
dc.publisher.placeJokioinen-
dc.publisher.placeHelsinki-
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAgricultural and Food Science-
dc.relation.issn1795-1895-
dc.relation.issn1459-6067-
dc.relation.numberinseries4-
dc.relation.volume19-
dc.source.identifierhttps://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/477561
dc.subject.finagriMa-
dc.subject.fteBusiness structure-
dc.subject.ftedemographic conditions-
dc.subject.ftediversification-
dc.subject.ftefinancial conditions-
dc.subject.ftespecialization-
dc.subject.fteSweden-
dc.titleUnderstanding the diversification and specialization of farm businesses-
dc.typeb-
dc.type.bib1. Asiantuntijatarkastetut tieteelliset artikkelit-
dc.type.okmfi=A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä|sv=A1 Originalartikel i en vetenskaplig tidskrift|en=A1 Journal article (refereed), original research|-

Tiedostot

Näytetään 1 - 1 / 1
Ladataan...
Name:
mtt-afs-v19n4p269.pdf
Size:
336.59 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format