TY - JOUR
AU1 - Mittenzwei, Klaus
AU2 - Mann, Stefan
AB - PurposeOutside farming, pluriactivity is generally considered as undesirable, whereas agricultural economists tend to recommend part-time farming. This contradiction is to be solved. The paper aims to discuss this issue.Design/methodology/approachLinking tax-payer and statistical farm-level data from Norway, the authors tested how profitable part-time farming is for Norwegian farm households.FindingsThe analysis showed that concentrating on either working on-farm or off-farm generates a higher household income than combining the two.Practical implicationsPart-time farming may be a lifestyle decision, but apparently is not economically optimal for most farms.Originality/valueThe contribution solves an apparent contradiction between the discourses inside and outside agriculture.
TI - The rationale of part-time farming: empirical evidence from Norway
JF - international Journal of Social Economics
DO - 10.1108/IJSE-10-2014-0207
DA - 2017-01-09
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/the-rationale-of-part-time-farming-empirical-evidence-from-norway-b7Zj76PyJa
SP - 53
EP - 59
VL - 44
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve