Closing sustainability gaps on family farms: Combining on-farm co-innovation and model-based explorations

2021 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 103017
Author(s):  
P. Colnago ◽  
W.A.H. Rossing ◽  
S. Dogliotti
Keyword(s):  
Family Farms ◽  
Model Based ◽  
On Farm

Dealing With the Risks of Information Overload

2021 ◽  
pp. 267-293
Author(s):  
Vincent P. Magnini ◽  
Erika Quendler
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Script Theory ◽  
Modern Information ◽  
Media Channels ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Tuning Out ◽  
Research Recommendations

While guests go on farm holidays in the hope of receiving authentic and memorable experiences, information overload is a factor that is increasingly detracting from such experiences. For instance, the steady stream of emails, text messages, and news received through social media channels tends to distract from the main experience. To cope with such overload, script theory suggests that guests are increasingly ‘satisficing' their information intake and subconsciously tuning-out much incoming stimuli from their surroundings. This subconscious satisficing makes it more difficult for farm holiday providers to win the guest's full attention in order to create memorable and authentic experiences. Therefore, this chapter synthesizes theories and empirical research from several disciplines with a view to gaining a better understanding of how this modern information overload serves as a formidable threat to farm holiday providers, who typically operate from small family farms. This synthesis is then employed as the basis for a number of practical and research recommendations.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing the Sale of Local Products through Short Supply Chains: A Case of Family Dairy Farms in Slovakia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8499
Author(s):  
Elena Horská ◽  
Marek Petriľák ◽  
Peter Šedík ◽  
Ľudmila Nagyová
Keyword(s):  
Value Added ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Short Supply ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Fresh Products ◽  
On Farm

Increasing consumption of local products is a key factor for sustainable agriculture. This study deals with the factors that influence the sales of local products with a focus on value-added dairy products. The research involved 30 family businesses operating in the agro-sector. Primary data were obtained by a detailed online questionnaire survey. For deeper examination, five hypotheses were determined and statistically tested using the Friedman test and Nemenyi method. Using the acquired theoretical background and empirical research in a set of family farms, we can state that the goal of farmers is to sell their products through the shortest possible route directly to the consumer. The most commonly used tools of a short supply chain are on-farm sales and telephone order sales, on the other hand, farms rarely sell products in farmers’ markets, celebrations and anniversaries or e-shops, even though these tools all have great potential. The results show that farmers consider the product itself (quality, freshness, locality) to be the most important factor when selling local products, as well as customer recommendations and loyalty. Based on the results of the research, we propose to streamline sales support through new forms of marketing approaches to premium products, such as locally fresh products produced on family farms.

scholarly journals Off-farm role in stabilizing disposable farm income: A Lithuanian case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (No. 7) ◽  
pp. 325-334
Author(s):  
Vida Dabkienė
Keyword(s):  
Reference Level ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Income Volatility ◽  
Income Source ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Family Farmers ◽  
Farm Accountancy Data Network ◽  
Part Time ◽  
On Farm

The paper aims to investigate family farm income volatility by decomposing disposable farm income (DFI) into the on-farm income, income from production support and off-farm income (OFI) over time. The research is focused on the OFI, assessing its role in achieving DFI above reference level based on the average net earnings. Three main indicators consistent with Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) were indicated. The research results revealed the significance of OFI. In 2017, 76% of the family farms were engaged in off-farm activities indicating, on one hand that such approaches as part-time farming or lifestyle farming are becoming more attractive to Lithuanian family farmers. On the other hand, research disclosed that farms mostly engaged in off-farm activities yield the lowest on-farm income levels. Moreover, the OFI tends to produce a stabilizing effect on quite a number of farmers as the majority of family farms cannot rely upon the on-farm income as their only income source. Thus, the agricultural and rural development policy makers, aimed at supporting viable farm income and strengthening farm resilience, have to answer the part-time farmers’ needs.

scholarly journals The Impact of Non-Agricultural Diversification on Financial Performance: Evidence from Family Farms in Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Salvioni ◽  
Roberto Henke ◽  
Francesco Vanni
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Growth Strategy ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Diversification Strategy ◽  
Agricultural Diversification ◽  
On Farm ◽  
The Impact

Diversification has been increasingly recognized as a rewarding farm strategy through which farmers produce on-farm non-agricultural goods and services. In doing so, farmers employ farm inputs (capital, labor, and land) in products other than agricultural goods, with the aim to sell them in the market and increase their income. While a significant body of literature has explored the drivers affecting the adoption of diversification activities, so far little attention has been given to the impact of such adoption on the technical and financial performance of farms. This article intends to provide empirical evidence on the impact of on-farm non-agricultural diversification on the financial performance of family farms in Italy, by using a nation-wide sample of agricultural holdings based on the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) data. We estimated a fixed effects-instrumental variable panel model to deal with two potential sources of bias: self-selection in the diversification strategy and simultaneity, due to the fact that farmers often decide to diversify with outcome expectations in mind. Our findings show that in Italy the diversification strategy has a positive impact on the financial performance of family farms, which is second in magnitude only to that of land growth strategy. Our results also confirm the positive impact of efficiency and clarify that education has a positive return to investment when it is specialized in agriculture.

scholarly journals The Impact of IFAD’s Involvement as an Inter-Governmental Organisation in the Livelihood of Moroccan Family-Farms

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-76
Author(s):  
Gwladys Nicimbikije ◽  
Elisabeth Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Location ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Family Farming ◽  
Rural Transformation ◽  
Intergovernmental Organization ◽  
On Farm ◽  
The Impact

Family farming exists overall and each has its own unicity in term of managing the farm operations, farm size, productivity, socio-economic conditions, local knowledge and geographical location besides the externalities such as depletion of resources exacerbated by the climate change. Hence, the following question drove the authors: “to what extent of involvement are intergovernmental organization concerned with farmers’ livelihood in Morocco?” Therefore, this research purpose outlines the role of family farming and their characteristics; challenges of farming livelihood and productivity in Morocco; and IFAD’s support for inclusive rural transformation. The authors hold view that family farming with higher on-farm innovative inputs of processing activities can expect increased yield. The findings revealed that IFAD’s global governance endowed by modern corporation, -corporate governance for instance, - enables participation of rural beneficiaries in their projects thus increases their self-management onto (environmental) natural resources and sustainability. Skills, training, innovation and technologies allow them to diversify and intensify their agricultural holdings hence access to new markets and cope with the ecological risks though there is limitation with the innovation and services extension.

scholarly journals Economic performance of production of Croatian cheese ripened in a lamb skin sack (Sir iz mišine)

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 72-76
Author(s):  
Lovorka Blažević ◽  
Marija Vrdoljak ◽  
Vesna Očić ◽  
Sandra Mandinić ◽  
Andrijana Kegalj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Production Performance ◽  
Selling Price ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Anaerobic Conditions ◽  
Sheep Milk ◽  
Major Constraint ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Basic Prerequisite ◽  
The Eu

Cheeses matured in skin sack is traditionally produced in several Mediterranean countries, which in Croatia has been retained in the territory of Dalmatian hinterland. The characteristic of this cheese is its piquant flavour and aroma, as a consequence of ripening in anaerobic conditions in lamb skin. This type of cheese has been recognized and has its customers in the wider area of the Croatia, and it is an interesting touristic product. The major constraint is that the production of this type of cheese in Croatia has been reduced to sporadic production in several families that preserve the tradition of their ancestors and the produced quantities are insufficient to meet customers needs. In 2009, Dalmatian hinterland had 11 registered producers of this type of cheese, while there are currently only 2. A production and economic analysis was performed of the remaining producers in order to determine the production performance. Both family farms produce cheese from sheep milk, while the first farm owns 300 sheep and the second 500. The selling price of cheese reaches HRK 150 per kilo, which ensures the achievement of cost-effectiveness of production. The producers point out that all the produced quantity is sold to known customers through on-farm sales and the demand exceeds the supply. Such a product would arise extreme interest among tourists, while the basic prerequisite for that is increase of the annual production of cheese by increase of the number of producers, as well as their clustering and protection of the product by one of the quality marks at the EU level.

scholarly journals Social roles of farmwomen: The case of Croatia

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (No. 6) ◽  
pp. 297-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.S. Ilak Peršurić
Keyword(s):  
Social Roles ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Household Tasks ◽  
The Family ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Work Family ◽  
On Farm

The article is based on a field research on family farms in Croatia. On a sample of 350 farmwomen their social roles were analysed. The keys of the gender division of typical feminine tasks such as household tasks, family care tasks and the position in the family and on farm was analysed. Through statistical data processing in multivariate matrixes the latent matrix of independent variables: family, progessional position and farm economic status showed significant effects on matrix of dependent variables traditional feminine work, family care tasks and expectations of women hindering farmwoman's possibilities for off farm employment.

scholarly journals THE LIKELIHOOD OF FARMS BANKRUPTCY: THE CASE OF LITHUANIAN FAMILY FARMS

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-205
Author(s):  
Andrej Jedik ◽  
Aldona Stalgienė
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
High Likelihood ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Agriculture Policy ◽  
Scientific Problem ◽  
Farm Accountancy Data Network ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Economic Size

In developing the measures of agriculture policy and purposeful usage of EU funds, also for financial organisations, farmers, advisors and scientists it is important to predict farm bankruptcy. This makes it possible to formulate the scientific problem: what is the likelihood of bankruptcy of different kinds of family farms? The aim of the investigation is to present the likelihood of the Lithuanian family farms bankruptcy based on the economic size and type of farming by analysing financial indicators of farms. Farm-level panel data for the year 2014–2016 from Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) was used. The estimated distribution of farm groups based on farm economic size demonstrated that about 40–60% of small farms were in the low likelihood of bankruptcy area. The share of cereals, oilseeds and protein crop farms in the high likelihood of bankruptcy area fluctuated from 13% till 30% during the year 2014–2016. The farm distribution by economic size and type of farming showed that more than 40% of small dairy farms had the high likelihood of bankruptcy in the year 2015–2016, as well as 30% of medium and large cereals, oilseeds and protein crops farms in 2016.

Representation, abstraction, and simple-minded sophisticates

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Dayan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Theory ◽  
Predictive Coding ◽  
Bayesian Decision Theory ◽  
Bayesian Decision ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Model Free

Abstract Bayesian decision theory provides a simple formal elucidation of some of the ways that representation and representational abstraction are involved with, and exploit, both prediction and its rather distant cousin, predictive coding. Both model-free and model-based methods are involved.

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