This paper explores the diffusion of diversification strategies among small farms. It uses data gathered by the Business Survey on Agriculture (RICA-REA) survey on a stratified random sample of small Italian farms. The results show that more than a half of Italian small farms is adopting some form of diversification, classified according to the categories of pluriactivity, deepening and broadening. Small farms are more strongly involved in deepening and in pluriactivity, while their involvement in broadening strategies is low. The findings show that small farms using broadening strategies present much better economic results than the rest of small farms. On the contrary, pluriactive farms and those using deepening strategies show lower profits than conventional farms.
Strategie di diversificazione tra le aziende agricole di piccole dimensioni
SALVIONI, Cristina;
2010-01-01
Abstract
This paper explores the diffusion of diversification strategies among small farms. It uses data gathered by the Business Survey on Agriculture (RICA-REA) survey on a stratified random sample of small Italian farms. The results show that more than a half of Italian small farms is adopting some form of diversification, classified according to the categories of pluriactivity, deepening and broadening. Small farms are more strongly involved in deepening and in pluriactivity, while their involvement in broadening strategies is low. The findings show that small farms using broadening strategies present much better economic results than the rest of small farms. On the contrary, pluriactive farms and those using deepening strategies show lower profits than conventional farms.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
