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Lund, Philip J.. |
The holding of a seminar on the future for ‘small farms’ requires us to consider what is meant by a ‘small farm’. This is not as straightforward as might be imagined. It presupposes an unambiguous definition of what constitutes ‘a farm’ and a means of distinguishing those farms which are considered to be ‘small’ from the remainder of other farms, that is larger farms. This in turn presupposes an accepted measure of farm size (or amalgam of such measures) and adoption of an agreed size threshold below which farms might be described as ‘small’. However the choices in respect of measure of farm size and threshold for a farm being considered as ‘small’ may depend, respectively, on the particular policy context (for example, contribution to output or employment... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Farm; Agricultural holding; Farm size; Small farms; Part-time farming; Consumer/Household Economics; Land Economics/Use. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52847 |
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