Typology and distribution of small farms in Europe: towards a better picture

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dc.contributor.authorGuiomar, N.
dc.contributor.authorGodinho, S.
dc.contributor.authorPinto-Correia, T.
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, M.
dc.contributor.authorBartolini, F.
dc.contributor.authorBezák, P.
dc.contributor.authorBiró, M.
dc.contributor.authorBjørkhaug, H.
dc.contributor.authorBojnec, Š.
dc.contributor.authorBrunori, G.
dc.contributor.authorCorazzin, M.
dc.contributor.authorCzekaj, M.
dc.contributor.authorDavidova, S.
dc.contributor.authorKania, J.
dc.contributor.authorKristensen, S.
dc.contributor.authorMarraccini, E.
dc.contributor.authorMolnár, Z.
dc.contributor.authorNiedermayr, J.
dc.contributor.authorO'Rourke, Eileen
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz-Miranda, D.
dc.contributor.authorRedman, M.
dc.contributor.authorSipiläinen, T.
dc.contributor.authorSooväli-Sepping, H.
dc.contributor.authorŠūmane, S.
dc.contributor.authorSurová, D.
dc.contributor.authorSutherland, L. A.
dc.contributor.authorTcherkezova, E.
dc.contributor.authorTisenkopfs, T.
dc.contributor.authorTsiligiridis, T.
dc.contributor.authorTudor, M. M.
dc.contributor.authorWagner, K.
dc.contributor.authorWästfelt, A.
dc.contributor.funderHorizon 2020 Framework Programme
dc.contributor.funderEuropean Regional Development Fund
dc.contributor.funderFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
dc.contributor.funderHaridus- ja Teadusministeerium
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-30T10:30:34Z
dc.date.available2018-07-30T10:30:34Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe contribution of small farms to local food supply, food security and food sovereignty is widely acknowledged at a global level. In the particular case of Europe, they often are seen as an alternative to large and specialised farms. Assessing the real role of small farms has been limited by a lack of information, as small farms are frequently omitted from agricultural censuses and national statistics. It is also well acknowledged that small farms differ widely, and are distributed according to different spatial patterns across Europe, fulfilling different roles according to the agriculture and territorial characteristics of each region. This paper presents the result of a novel classification of small farms at NUTS-3 level in Europe, according to the relevance of small farms in the agricultural and territorial context of each region, and based on a typology of small farms considering different dimensions of farm size. The maps presented result from an extensive data collection and variables selected according to European wide expert judgement, analysed with advanced cluster procedures. The results provide a fine grained picture of the role of small farms at the regional level in Europe today, and are expected to support further data analysis and targeted policy intervention.en
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Regional Development Fund (Operational Programme for Competitiveness Factors - COMPETE); Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium (IUT3-2)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationGuiomar, N., Godinho, S., Pinto-Correia, T., Almeida, M., Bartolini, F., Bezák, P., Biró, M., Bjørkhaug, H., Bojnec, Š., Brunori, G., Corazzin, M., Czekaj, M., Davidova, S., Kania, J., Kristensen, S., Marraccini, E., Molnár, Z., Niedermayr, J., O’Rourke, E., Ortiz-Miranda, D., Redman, M., Sipiläinen, T., Sooväli-Sepping, H., Šūmane, S., Surová, D., Sutherland, L. A., Tcherkezova, E., Tisenkopfs, T., Tsiligiridis, T., Tudor, M. M., Wagner, K. and Wästfelt, A. (2018) 'Typology and distribution of small farms in Europe: Towards a better picture', Land Use Policy, 75, pp. 784-798. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.04.012en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.04.012
dc.identifier.endpage798
dc.identifier.issn0264-8377
dc.identifier.journaltitleLand Use Policyen
dc.identifier.startpage784
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6529
dc.identifier.volume75
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.en
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020::RIA/677363/EU/Small farms, small food businesses and sustainable food security/SALSA
dc.relation.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837717305227
dc.rights© 2018, the Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/)en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/
dc.subjectSmall-scale farming systemsen
dc.subjectFarm sizeen
dc.subjectSpatial distributionen
dc.subjectCluster analysisen
dc.subjectTypologiesen
dc.titleTypology and distribution of small farms in Europe: towards a better pictureen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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