From individual farms to agriholdings: Methodological implications. An explorative regional case study in East Germany

Lutz Laschewski, Andreas Tietz and Ekaterina Zavyalova

No 288437, 165th Seminar, April 4-5, 2019, Berlin, Germany from European Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: Agricultural economics and policy planning make use of – and rely on – agricultural statistics. Individual agricultural firms, as they are represented in statistical systems, are usually treated as independent economic decision-makers. Our paper is investigating the impacts of holding structures on statistical and economic parameters. Therefore, the paper will draw on empirical evidence which was generated in a local case study in seven communities in the Northeast of Germany. It is argued that cross-regional investors systematically ’assemble‘ agriholdings based on their overall business strategy. If large holding structures exist, the individual business perspective may create a flawed representation of farm structures.

Keywords: Land; Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17
Date: 2019-03-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.288437

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