How do agricultural policies influence farm size inequality? The example of France

Laurent Piet (), Laure Latruffe, Chantal Le Mouël and Yann Desjeux

European Review of Agricultural Economics, 2012, vol. 39, issue 1, 5-28

Abstract: We investigate farm size inequality in France using agricultural censuses and farm structure surveys at the NUTS3 level (‘départements’) during the period 1970–2007. Using calculated Gini coefficients, we show that farm size inequality has not systematically increased in France. An econometric analysis of the determinants of farm size inequality reveals that policy measures significantly affected farm size inequality, with most of the measures considered decreasing it. Empirical results suggest that the main contributor was the activity of the SAFER (Société d'Aménagement Foncier et d'Etablissement Rural), a specific feature of the French farm structural policy aimed at regulating rural land management. Besides, this research highlights the great complexity of the dynamics underlying the evolution of farm size distribution. , Oxford University Press.

Date: 2012
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