Diagnosing research priorities for small farmers : experiences from on-farm research in Pakistan
Recent experiences in on-farm research programs in Pakistan are reviewed with special reference to the importance of farming system interactions in diagnosing technological interventions for the major food grain crops in various systems. - (l'A.).
The Australian wool crisis: farm adjustment pressures and strategies. A case study of the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales
Australia ; Deregulation ; Economic strategy ; Farm ; Livestock farming ; New South Wales ; Sheep
The primary management strategies adopted by the wool producers are identified. Three farm adjustment strategies are noted: extensification, diversification and expansion. Choice of farm strategy is dependent on the characteristics of both nthe
Occupancy change and the farmed landscape : an analysis of farm-level trends, 1970-85
Although there is a debate about the alleged significance of changes in farm occupancy to the management of the farmed landscape, there is little empirical research detailing the relationships. With use of a longitudinal analysis of over 250 farm
businesses, the relationship at the farm level, particularly those occupancy changes which may promote landscape alteration, are examined.
The role and importance of owner's perceptions and opinions in preserving continuity between generations on Slovenian mountain farms
Family ; Family farm ; Farm ; Mountain ; Mountain farming ; Slovenia ; Social reproduction
Family farms are characterized by the fact that they are passed down within the family from one generation to the next. In this way, the orientation of parents and especially farm owners is also passed on to children. With regard
to this characteristic, this paper proceeds from the hypothesis that owners’ beliefs, opinions, and perceptions have an important impact on farm succession in Slovenia. - (L'A.).
Rural landscapes are maintained and changed through farmers’ decisions and practices. The farmer has many different roles of which three roles related to the farm as a whole is investigated : producer, owner and citizen. Production based decisions
are assumed to be more important for full time farmers than for hobby farmers who have their main income outside the farm and who may consider their farm more as a living place than as a production place. Based on a large survey carried out in Hvorslev
, Eastern Jutland, Denmark in 2008 farmers’ landscape practices are analysed in relation to their background, occupational status and view of the farms as a production place versus a living place. 377 farmers are interviewed and some comparisons are made
to a similar survey in the same area in 1996. A significant proportion of farmers are hobby farmers who mainly see the farm as a living place and who have different landscape practices than full time farmers have.