Is There a Future for Semi-subsistence Farm Households in Central and Southeastern Europe? A Multiobjective Linear Programming Approach
2010
FRITZSCH Jana | WEGENER Stefan | BUCHENRIEDER Gertrud | CURTISS Jarmila | GOMEZ Y PALOMA Sergio
Different strategies of semi-subsistence farm households in Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria under existing Common Agricultural Policy measures are assessed. Four types of households can be identified by means of cluster analysis: diversifiers, pensioners, farmers, and job-starters. Simulation results from a multiobjective linear programming model show that farm development is a preferable strategy for all household types, while early retirement or undertaking non-farm, self-employed activity is a feasible option only for a few households. Policy could best promote rural development when its measures target specific household types and combine them with general education and agricultural extension service. Keywords: Semi-subsistence agriculture; Policy analysis; Transition countries; Multiobjective modelling
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