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Agricultural specialization and farmer decision behaviour: a case study of hop farming in the West Midlands

Auteur :
ILBERY, B. W.

Description :
The trend towards agricultural specialization has been mainly explained in terms of rational economic behaviour. This ignores changes which are attributable to variations in farmer decision-making behaviour and goals and values. Such behavioural influences, are examined in a survey of hop specialization. The adoption of Bowler's four-stage methodology demonstrated that age and family tradition are characteristic features of overspecialized'hop farms. However, the processes involved are complex as a majority of factors considered were not related to specialization.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie Rotterdam, 1984, vol. 75, n°. 5, p. 329-334, Références bibliographiques : 18 réf.

Date :
1984

Langue :
Anglais
Droits :
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