ATTITUDES TOWARDS FARM DIVERSIFICATION: RESULTS FROM A SURVEY OF DEVON FARMS

Journal of Agricultural Economics - Tập 40 Số 1 - Trang 93-100 - 1989
Joyce Halliday1
1*Joyce Halliday is the Devon Research Fellow in the Geography Department, University of Exeter, Rennes Drive, Exeter EX4 4RJ. The work described in this paper is one product of the Fellowship, a post established at the University with the financial support of Devon County Council.

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Evidence from a survey of farmers' reactions to milk quotas suggests that there remains a fundamental divide between policymakers' views of the future farm and those of the farmers themselves. This paper examines this dichotomy in the context of one important milk‐producing county, Devon. Here an emphasis at County Council level on non‐agricultural diversification is found to contrast with the actions and intentions of sampled farmers. These favour instead an increase in farm self‐sufficiency and an exploration of mainstream farming options, particularly an increase in beef and sheep enterprises.

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Journal of Agricultural Economics

Tập 40 Số 1

93-100

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