Economic Viability of Family Farms in Europe – A Literature Review

Poczta-Wajda, Agnieszka

doi:10.5604/01.3001.0014.5743

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“…This holistic approach inherently enhances food security and supports sustainable urban development. Poczta-Wajda [44] further emphasizes the economic viability of family farms as a cornerstone for the sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas, underscoring the profound impact of sustainable practices on local economies.…”

Section: Economic and Social Dimensionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Green Horizons: Navigating the Future of Agriculture through Sustainable Practices

Dönmez,

Isak,

İzgü

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Sustainable agriculture seeks to balance human nutritional needs with the preservation of environmental quality and the economic viability of agricultural systems. Principles of resource conservation, economic resilience, social equity, and competitiveness underpin this approach. Despite its potential to address crucial issues like food security, energy sustainability, and environmental stewardship, sustainable agriculture faces challenges. These include the scalability of its practices, potential economic constraints in the short term, and the need for significant shifts in policy and consumer behavior. A more explicit definition could encapsulate sustainable agriculture as integrating innovative practices that are environmentally benign, economically feasible, and socially equitable. This encompasses practices that reduce water scarcity, combat soil degradation, and address climate change impacts—crucial steps toward a robust and future-proof agricultural system. By acknowledging these challenges and specifying issues like water scarcity, soil health, and climate change, this abstract presents a balanced view of sustainable agriculture’s role in a sustainable future, highlighting its necessity and the urgent need for integrated efforts to overcome its implementation barriers.

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Section: Economic and Social Dimensionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Green Horizons: Navigating the Future of Agriculture through Sustainable Practices

Dönmez,

Isak,

İzgü

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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“…Agriculture 2024, 14, 123 2 of 17 Nowadays, European dairy farms, even though they are most often family-run, have the nature of enterprises, and farmers have become entrepreneurs. Their goal is to derive financial benefits from their activities, which leads to competition for limited resources, mainly land and capital [6,7]. Dairy farms which are located in geographical proximity to one another and sell milk to the same dairy compete directly.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Economic Competitiveness of Dairy Farms from the Top Milk-Producing Countries in the EU: Assessment in 2014–2021

Parzonko,

Bórawski

2024

Agriculture

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This study aims to present changes in the competitive positions of the dairy farms from EU countries with the highest milk production in 2020. The assessment was based on data from the FADN system for the years 2014–2021 and covered average and large dairy farms from five EU countries: Germany, France, The Netherlands, Italy, and Poland. To assess the competitive positions of dairy farms from the selected EU countries, we developed the Synthetic Measure of Competitive Position based on the resource-based theory of enterprises. The conducted research showed that: (1) average dairy farms in Poland had the lowest production potential resulting from their possessed resources. (2) The highest value of the Synthetic Measure of Competitive Position for 2014–2021 was achieved by average dairy farms from Germany and their position in the ranking strengthened throughout the analyzed period. (3) The same analysis conducted on the group of large dairy farms showed that the competitive position, measured with the Synthetic Measure of Competitive Position, was the highest in the case of Polish dairy farms.

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“…The economic viability of farms represents their ability to "survive, live and develop by using the available resources" (Savickienė et al, 2015). In terms of time, the ability of a farm to survive is observed as short-term viability, whereas the ability to develop is considered long-term viability (Poczta-Wajda, 2020). Different approaches of measuring economic viability can be found in the literature.…”

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Measuring the Economic Viability of Farms in Serbia using the Opportunity Cost Approach

Miljatović,

Vukoje

2024

Contemporary Agriculture

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Summary The purpose of this paper is to observe and evaluate the economic viability of Serbian farms engaged in different types of farming on the basis of data obtained from the Serbian Farm Accountancy Data Network of 2021. Farm economic viability was assessed using the opportunity costs of the main factors of production in agriculture (namely labour, land, and capital). The share of unpaid labour was found highest in the livestock farms specialising in milk production and grazing livestock. The farms specialising in permanent crops and horticulture had the largest share of their own utilized agricultural land, representing a very intensive type of farming usually organized on small acreages. The highest share of economically viable farms was recorded in the field crop farming system, followed by horticulture and permanent crops. In the viable group, the field crop farms were dominant with the largest coefficients of short- and long-term viability, which increased with the economic size of the farm. In general, the farms engaged in plant production exhibited much higher economic viability levels than the livestock farms (excluding the granivore farms). The most endangered were the farms specialising in grazing livestock, with the largest proportion of non-viable farms and the lowest coefficients of economic viability. A notable number of these farms lack economic justification for agriculture. However, ceasing agricultural production may not be the best solution for them, particularly as farms in remote rural areas are managed by elderly and low-skilled farmers.

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Economic Viability of Family Farms in Europe – A Literature Review

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

Green Horizons: Navigating the Future of Agriculture through Sustainable Practices

Green Horizons: Navigating the Future of Agriculture through Sustainable Practices

Economic Competitiveness of Dairy Farms from the Top Milk-Producing Countries in the EU: Assessment in 2014–2021

Measuring the Economic Viability of Farms in Serbia using the Opportunity Cost Approach

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