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Patterns of resource use on Danish organic farms: aspects of farm-based rural development

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  • Pia Frederiksen
  • Vibeke Langer

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The diversity in the Danish organic farming sector in terms of patterns of human resource use is investigated. Based on the total time allocated to agricultural activities almost half the organic farms are full-time farms, one third part-time and the rest hobby farms. Spouses contribute little time to agricultural activities and 75% of them has full- or part-time jobs outside the farm. Half of the organic farms engage in Other Farm-based Activities (OFAs), with 40–50% of these being of some or major economic importance and with direct sales being most frequent. Full time farms pursuing a size enlargement strategy seem to engage in OFAs like other full time farms, indicating that enlargement and diversification are not exclusive. Diversification of resource use into off-farm work and OFAs seems to be an integrated part of organic agricultural strategies, more than a pathway away from agriculture. The potential contribution of such strategies to rural development is discussed.

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  • Pia Frederiksen & Vibeke Langer, 2008. "Patterns of resource use on Danish organic farms: aspects of farm-based rural development," International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 7(1/2), pages 96-109.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijarge:v:7:y:2008:i:1/2:p:96-109
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    1. Bonfiglio, Andrea & Abitabile, Carla & Henke, Roberto, 2022. "A choice model-based analysis of diversification in organic and conventional farms," Bio-based and Applied Economics Journal, Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA), vol. 11(2), July.
    2. Pantelis Zoiopoulos & Ioannis Hadjigeorgiou, 2013. "Critical Overview on Organic Legislation for Animal Production: Towards Conventionalization of the System?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 5(7), pages 1-18, July.

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