Beyond ‘local’ food: how supermarkets and consumer choice affect the economic viability of small-scale family farms in Sydney, Australia

Area ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah W James
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Choice ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Scale Family ◽  
Sydney Australia

scholarly journals The Economic Viability of Commercial Fresh Vegetable Production in the Northeastern United States

1984 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Wysong ◽  
Mary G. Leigh ◽  
Pradeep Ganguly
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Wholesale Market ◽  
Fresh Market ◽  
Scale Family

The Northeast region with nearly 25 percent of the U.S. population and purchasing power in 1983 is a deficit region in both processing and fresh market vegetable crops. This study explores the underlying factors in the long post-World War II decline in Northeastern vegetable production. It evaluates the economic viability of small-scale, family operated vegetable farms with emphasis on Maryland and the Baltimore-Washington Wholesale Market outlet near Jessup, Maryland.Preliminary results of our study indicate that, under certain conditions, small-scale family farms can grow and commercially market fresh-market vegetables at competitive prices, and generate healthy cash flows. The optimum mix of crops would include up to three, non-competing crop sequences, with four different vegetable crops including spinach, snap beans, tomatoes and broccoli. Family (owner-operator) labor was found to be a major resource constraint on volume of vegetables marketed, especially tomatoes. Potentials for future expansion in selected crops seem to exist with improved technology and better management.

Persistence of small-scale, family farms in India: A note

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debarshi Das
Keyword(s):  
Small Scale ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Scale Family

Is small beautiful? Techinical efficiency and environmental sustainability of small-scale family farms under the conditions of agricultural policy support

2022 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 235-247
Author(s):  
Marta Guth ◽  
Sebastian Stępień ◽  
Katarzyna Smędzik-Ambroży ◽  
Anna Matuszczak
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Scale Family

Investigation of Rotavirus infection in sheep usingserological and molecular techniques

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volkan Yilmaz. ◽  
M.Ozkan Timurkan ◽  
Nuvit Coskun ◽  
Yakup Yildirim
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Detection ◽  
Molecular Techniques ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Fecal Samples ◽  
Rotavirus Infection ◽  
Scale Family ◽  
Polymerase Chain

In this study, serological and molecular research was conducted on the Rotavirus infection in domestic breeds of sheep at 2–3 years of age. The sheep included in the study were raised on small scale family units of less than 20 sheep per unit, in central Kars province and its districts (Susuz, Arpaçay, Kagizman and Selim) in the Northeast Anatolia region of Turkey. The blood and fecal samples were collected randomly from 450 sheep. They were analyzed for the presence of Rotavirus and the antibody against the virus using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The highest seropositive ratio (73.46%) was found in central Kars province. The seroprevalence of Rotavirus in sheep raised in the Kars region was determined to be 55.33%. Rotavirus was not detected in fecal samples with ELISA. Molecular detection of Rotavirus from fecal samples was done by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique using specific generic primers for VP6 protein. Rotavirus could not be detected in RT-PCR. The data that were obtained showed that the infection spreads on small scale family farms. Based on this information, recommendations were made for controlling Rotavirus infection.

scholarly journals Market integration as a determinant of agricultural prices and economic results of small-scale family farms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Stepien ◽  
◽  
Jan Polcyn ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Market Integration ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Food Supply Chain ◽  
Agricultural Prices ◽  
Scale Family

Due to the specific features of the land factor, under market conditions, there is a tendency towards income deprivation of farms in relation to their surroundings. One way to improve this situation is to create a system of market institutions for farmer-recipient transactions. The issue of the position of the agricultural producer in the food supply chain is widely described in the literature on the subject. Nevertheless, practical analyses showing the real impact of the marketing position on economic results of farm are still rare. Therefore, the aim of this article is to assess the relationship between market integration and agricultural selling prices and, as a consequence, the level of global output and household income. The analysis is based on primary data from surveys of over 700 small-scale family farms in Poland. The choice of small-scale farms was deliberate, as these entities are the most discriminated against in the food supply chain. Explaining this process is key to improving the economic situation of small-scale farming and constitutes a premise for the objectives of agricultural policy and creating business strategy. The results of the research indicate that there is a positive correlation between the level of integration of an agricultural holding and sales prices for selected groups of agricultural products. This, in turn, leads to the improvement of economic condition of farms more closely integrated with the market.

scholarly journals Farming of rabbit local breed as an alternative activity on small scale farms in Albania

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 225-231
Author(s):  
A. Llambiri ◽  
L. Papa ◽  
K. Kume
Keyword(s):  
Production System ◽  
Coat Colour ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Family Farm ◽  
Biological Variability ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Local Breed ◽  
Scale Family ◽  
Breed Group ◽  
Production Activity

Rabbit breeding on small scale family farms is carried on as an alternative production activity, in Albania. Extensive production system and breeding of local rabbit breed are most frequent. Albanian local rabbit can be classified in middle size breed group. It is a population with high morphological and biological variability, with variation in coat colour. Rabbit farming is a useful production activity on small scale family farms. Breeding 2-3 couples of reproducing rabbits could increase the gross annually income of family farm up to 22-28 percent.

scholarly journals Contemporary Quests and Struggles of Small-Scale Family Farms toward Sustainable Agriculture in Thailand

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Yuichiro Amekawa
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Rural Society ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Industrial Agriculture ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Integrated Farming ◽  
Scale Family ◽  
Family Agriculture ◽  
Small Scale Farmers

<p>One of the pillars of Thai Studies is to examine Thai rural society and culture, especially that of small-scale farmers who comprise the majority of rural agriculturalists in Thailand. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the characteristics and challenges of contemporary Thai rural society through elucidating the pursuit and struggles of small-scale family farms toward ‘sustainable agriculture’ in the context of deepening social and environmental challenges associated with modern industrial agriculture. For this objective, an overview is presented with regard to the characteristics of small-scale family agriculture in Thailand, followed by accounts of the contemporary circumstances of integrated farming, organic farming, and public good agricultural practices in which small-scale family farms have been involved.</p>

scholarly journals Socio-Economic Determinants of Small Family Farms’ Resilience in Selected Central and Eastern European Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10362
Author(s):  
Michał Borychowski ◽  
Sebastian Stępień ◽  
Jan Polcyn ◽  
Aleksandra Tošović-Stevanović ◽  
Dragan Ćalović ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Market Integration ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Agricultural Producers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Production Scale ◽  
Economic Determinants ◽  
Scale Family ◽  
Eastern European Countries ◽  
The Impact

We investigated the resilience of small-scale family farms because of the contemporary importance of both the farms’ resilience and the role of these farms in five countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The authors addressed a research gap concerning cross-sectional research on the resilience of farms by combining determinants from various fields. Thus, the primary goal of this article was to identify microeconomic and political factors and links to markets that affect the resilience of small-scale family farms in Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Serbia. Using a database of over 3500 farms, the resilience of the farms was calculated, and then the impact of selected factors on that resilience was determined. The research showed that the production scale was the key determinant of the resilience of farms. To achieve higher benefits, increasing the production should be combined with strengthening the market integration of agricultural producers. The position of the producer in the food supply chain determined the income situation of the farm (economic stability). This shaped the quality of life of the family members (social stability). Identifying the effects of those dependencies may provide recommendations for the policy of supporting small-scale family farms in the analysed countries.

scholarly journals The Socio-Economics Factors in Family Farms with Different Economic Sustainability Levels from Central and Eastern Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8262
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Smędzik-Ambroży ◽  
Marta Guth ◽  
Adam Majchrzak ◽  
Andreea Cipriana Muntean ◽  
Silvia Stefania Maican
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Economic Sustainability ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Small Family ◽  
Generational Changes

Economic sustainability plays an important role in shaping conditions for economic growth and social development. The importance of answering the question about the level of sustainability of family farms results from the fact that the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, apart from exceptions (e.g. the Czech Republic and Slovakia), are characterized by a fragmented agrarian structure. Hence, the main goal of this article was to answer two questions: 1) whether the countries of Central and Eastern Europe differ in the level of economic sustainability of small family farms; and 2) whether the same socioeconomic factors impact similarly on the level of economic sustainability of small family farms from countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The study was based on surveys conducted in small family farms: in 2018 from Poland (672 farms) and in 2019 in four other countries (Lithuania; 999 farms, Romania; 834 farms, Serbia; 523 farms, Moldova; 530 farms). The publication includes a critical analysis of the literature, structure analysis and correlation analysis. The results show the occurrence of large differences between the economic sustainability of small family farms from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The research indicates that the larger the area of a small-scale family farm, the greater its economic sustainability. The productivity of these farms increases with their economic sustainability. The results also prove a negative relationship between the age of the farmer and the economic sustainability of their farm in all analysed countries. These trends were found in all analysed countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The results of the analyses support the conclusion that agricultural policy instruments aimed at increasing the economic sustainability of small family farms should lead to: land consolidation, a decrease in the age of farm owners through generational changes, and a decrease in employment in agriculture, which would lead to a reduction in labour input in the agricultural sector.

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