Is There a Future for Semi-subsistence Farm Households in Central and Southeastern Europe? A Multiobjective Linear Programming Approach

FRITZSCH, Jana; WEGENER, Stefan; BUCHENRIEDER, Gertrud; CURTISS, Jarmila; GOMEZ, Y PALOMA Sergio

doi:10.1016/j.jpolmod.2010.10.005

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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