La gestión del minifundio a través de las cooperativas en la Comunidad Valenciana

Mª Ángeles Fernández-Zamudio (), Pedro Caballero () and Mª Dolores De Miguel
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Mª Ángeles Fernández-Zamudio: Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias
Pedro Caballero: Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias
Mª Dolores De Miguel: Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena

CIRIEC-España, revista de economía pública, social y cooperativa, 2006, issue 55, pages 193-219

Abstract: Citrus fruits and outdoor horticultural produce are the most characteristic types of irrigated crops along the Valencian coast, where a smallholding structure is the main system. The chief problem with this smallholding structure is its management. This could be solved by the existence of cooperatives serving large areas made up of plots of land that can be mechanised (at least one hectare), under the direction of a single technical manager. This study employs multiple criteria programming to conduct a quantitative analysis of the role of agricultural cooperatives in the viability of small farms. The results of this analysis suggest that the system could benefit from making certain technological improvements that would favour the viability of smallholdings, without the need to form shared agricultural areas, an alternative that is not at all popular within the sector.

Keywords: Competitiveness; technological improvements; multiple criteria programming; citrus fruit; traditional horticulture. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q12 P13 O13 C61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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