Factors affecting exit intentions in Norwegian sheep farms
| Autor: | Ola Flaten |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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business.industry
animal diseases 05 social sciences Environmental resource management Logit 0211 other engineering and technologies 021107 urban & regional planning 02 engineering and technology Norwegian language.human_language Local community Ecosystem services Food Animals Agriculture 0502 economics and business language Animal Science and Zoology Profitability index Livestock 050202 agricultural economics & policy Business Rural area Socioeconomics |
| Zdroj: | Small Ruminant Research |
| ISSN: | 0921-4488 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2017.02.020 |
| Popis: | Western livestock sectors have shifted towards fewer, larger farms, causing concerns about the appearance of the countryside, ecosystem services, and rural depopulation. This study empirically estimates factors likely to affect exit intentions in sheep farms. Data were collected from specialised sheep farms included in the Norwegian Farm Business Survey. Of the 59 responses, 44 operators believed the farm would be producing sheep in 10 years. A logistic regression model was used to determine the most decisive variables associated with an exit intention, where the interdependence of factors affecting profitability and, subsequently, exit intention were taken into account. This study found that farmers reporting the most positive views of the local farming community were less likely to plan an exit. Exit intentions were not significantly influenced by farming goals, location, off-farm income, or profitability. The primacy of non-economic, community-based factors as an engine to sustain farms, suggests that more attention need to be paid to social processes and relations in local communities. Farmer groups and policy-makers should consider how to encourage supportive local communities when designing policies to retain sheep farms. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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