On labour productivity to deliver private and public goods –the influence of off-farm income

Stefan Mann (stefan.mann@agroscope.admin.ch), Laure Latruffe and Werner Hediger

No 210385, Working Papers from Institut National de la recherche Agronomique (INRA), Departement Sciences Sociales, Agriculture et Alimentation, Espace et Environnement (SAE2)

Abstract: Differences between part-time farmers and full-time farmers are examined both theoretically and empirically. We develop the hypotheses that capital to labour ratio, labour productivity in the provision of both private and public goods, and agri-environmental payments received are higher for part-time farmers. FADN data for Swiss dairy farms in 2004 confirm the higher capital to labour ratio as well as higher agri-environmental payments for part-time farms, albeit no differences for the labour productivity of milk production.

Keywords: Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.210385

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