Using a Choice Experiment to Estimate the Demand of Hungarian Farmers for Food Security and Agrobiodiversity During Economic Transition

Ekin Birol (), Andreas Kontoleon and Melinda Smale ()

No 12.2005, Environmental Economy and Policy Research Working Papers from University of Cambridge, Department of Land Economics

Abstract: Hungarian home gardens are small farms that are repositories of agrobiodiversity and provide food security during economic transition. We use a choice experiment to test the hypothesis that farmer demand for home gardens will decrease as markets develop with European Union accession. Data represent 22 communities with varying levels of market and social infrastructure. We find that farmers located in more economically developed communities choose to be less dependent on small farms for food and prefer lower levels of agrobiodiversity. Findings indicate that the survival of small farms is jeopardized by economic change, but point to some conservation policy options.

Keywords: food security; agrobiodiversity; home gardens; choice experiment; multi-functional agriculture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2005, Revised 2005
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