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¿Qué conduce a un citricultor a ser "orgánico"? Evidencia empírica a partir de la citricultura española

2012

Organic farming is increasing its share of total world food output and receiving grow-ing support from policymakers concerned with agricultural sustainability issues. This paper studies the characteristics of citrus farmers in the Spanish region of Valencia that affect their probability of becoming organic farmers. A fair understanding of these characteristics may help policymakers improve the design of agricultural policies aimed at supporting organic citrus practices. As regards the methodology, a probit model is estimated with information from a sample of conventional and organic citrus farmers obtained from a survey designed for a larger research project aimed at analysing Valencian cit…

Citricultura; educación y formación profesional; España; estimación probit; producción orgánica versus convencionalAgriculture; economicsCitrus farming; education and professional training; organic versus conventional production; probit estimation; Spaineconomía agrariaSpanish Journal of Agricultural Research
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What makes a citrus farmer go 'organic'? Empirical evidence from Spanish citrus farming

2012

Organic farming is increasing its share of total world food output and receiving grow-ing support from policymakers concerned with agricultural sustainability issues. This paper studies the characteristics of citrus farmers in the Spanish region of Valencia that affect their probability of becoming organic farmers. A fair understanding of these characteristics may help policymakers improve the design of agricultural policies aimed at supporting organic citrus practices. As regards the methodology, a probit model is estimated with information from a sample of conventional and organic citrus farmers obtained from a survey designed for a larger research project aimed at analysing Valencian cit…

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