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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Do Management Profiles Matter? An Analysis of Belgian Dairy Farmers
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| Autores: |
Vandermersch, Mieke
Mathijs, Erik
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| Data: |
2006-05-25
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| Ano: |
2002
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| Palavras-chave: |
Farm management
Farmers' objectives
Farm performance
Dairy
Extension
Farm Management
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| Resumo: |
To assess the performance of a farmer and to identify best practice among a group of farmers, the assumption is often made that all farmers maximize profits and thus share the same business goals. However, performance differs due to personal characteristics, objectives and strategies. A survey carried out among 73 Belgian dairy farmers revealed that for only 34% of the farmers "profit maximization" is a primary objective. A regression analysis revealed that self-declared profit maximizers only obtained a higher farm income per liter, not per labour unit. Through cluster analysis, four main groups of farmers were found with similar objectives and management ideas: (A) risk-taking and progressive cow farmers, (B) riskaverse and progressive labour savers, (C) risk-neutral and relatively conservative profit maximizers and (D) risk-averse and conservative cow farmers. Gross margin per liter was highest for the labour savers. Other performance parameters were higher for cluster B only compared to cluster D. Scale economies were found for all performance parameters except for gross margin per liter.
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Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
21570
http://purl.umn.edu/24832
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
European Association of Agricultural Economists>2002 International Congress, August 28-31, 2002, Zaragoza, Spain
Contributed Paper
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| Formato: |
13
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