Why is diversification an attractive farm adjustment strategy? Insights from Texas farmers and ranchers

By Carla Barbieri, Edward Mahoney. 2009

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Subfields: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science

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Analysing behavioural differences of farm households: An example of income diversification strategies based on European farm survey data (2017, background): “…decision-making behaviour. his includes farm business and household, but also the exteral business environment and financial policy incentives, such as he CAP (Barbieri and Mahoney, 2009; García-Arias et al., 2015; ansson et al., 2013; Hennessy and Rehman, 2008) as we have also hown in our study.”
Rural livelihood diversification and household well-being: Insights from Humla, Nepal (2016, background): “Farmers even in the developed countries diversify not only for risk mitigation but also for enhancing better financial returns (Barbieri and Mahoney, 2009).”
Determinants of farm diversification in the Netherlands (2015, background): “For deeper insights into farmers’ attitudes towards risk consult studies from Vik and McElwee (2011), Barbieri and Mahoney (2009), Van Huylenbroeck et al.”
Using the theory of planned behavior to understand the intention of small farmers in diversifying their agricultural production (2017, background): “Sometimes this concept includes activities developed inside the farm and sometimes outside the farm (Abdulai and Crolerees, 2001; Barbieri and Mahoney, 2009; Barbieri and Mshenga, 2008; Ellis, 2000; Ilbery, 1991; Meraner et al., 2015; Ploeg and Roep, 2003).”
Entrepreneurship in the Agricultural Sector: A Literature Review and Future Research Opportunities (2018, background): “…patterns, farm location (Pfeifer et al., 2009), rural attractiveness (Lange et al., 2013), proximity to an urbanized area (Little et al., 2001; Barbieri & Mahoney, 2009), climate or soil conditions (Pfeifer et al., 2009), environmental problems (Buechler & Mekala, 2005), farmers’ social…”
Assessing the sustainability of agritourism in the US: a comparison between agritourism and other farm entrepreneurial ventures (2013, background): “cross marketing of other farm products) economic gains or fulfilling intrinsic entrepreneurial goals (Barbieri & Mahoney, 2009 ; Barbieri & Mshenga, 2008 ; McNally, 2001 ; Nickerson, Black, & McCool, 2001 ; Tew & Barbieri, 2012 ).”
Agritourism and Sustainability: What We Can Learn from a Systematic Literature Review (2020, background): “Rural areas can exploit agritourism to activate positive network externalities, encouraging other types of commercial activities or complementary services, thus generating a “virtuous” circle [54,55].”