Breaking down the growth of family farms: A case study of an intensive Mediterranean agriculture

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 500-511

  Moreno Pérez, Olga M ^a   Arnalte Alegre, Eladio ^a   Ortiz Miranda, Dionisio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Family farming; Intensive agricultural system; Multifamily partnerships; Structural change

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; FAMILY FARM; FARMING SYSTEM; HORTICULTURE; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; TYPOLOGY;

EUROPE;

EID: 79957572188     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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