Different strategies of semi-subsistence farm households in Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria under existing Common Agricultural Policy measures are assessed. Four types of households can be identified by means of cluster analysis: diversifiers, pensioners, farmers, and job-starters. Simulation results from a multiobjective linear programming model show that farm development is a preferable strategy for all household types, while early retirement or undertaking non-farm, self-employed activity is a feasible option only for a few households. Policy could best promote rural development when its measures target specific household types and combine them with general education and agricultural extension service.
Keywords: Semi-subsistence agriculture; Policy analysis; Transition countries; Multiobjective modelling
FRITZSCH Jana;
WEGENER Stefan;
BUCHENRIEDER Gertrud;
CURTISS Jarmila;
GOMEZ Y PALOMA Sergio;
2011-07-29
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
JRC61722
0161-8938,
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0161893810000980,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC61722,
10.1016/j.jpolmod.2010.10.005,
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