Farmers' views on the future of olive farming in Andalusia, Spain

Areal, F. J. and Riesgo, L. (2014) Farmers' views on the future of olive farming in Andalusia, Spain. Land Use Policy, 36. pp. 543-553. ISSN 0264-8377 doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.10.005

Abstract/Summary

Andalusia, located in southern Spain, is the major olive production area worldwide. Due to the relevance of this agricultural sector on the regional income, this article investigates olive farmer's perspectives regarding olive production after their retirement and potential factors affecting these including economic, social, environmental and spatial factors. We use data from a survey conducted to 431 olive farmers in Andalusia in 2010. Our findings show spatial dependence in explaining farmer's views on the future of olive farming at relatively small distances. In addition other factors such as bad economic performance, erosion or olive diseases affect farmer's perception. We make propositions on what elements should be taking into account when designing agricultural policies aiming at guaranteeing the sustainability of olive farming in future.

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URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/34445
Item Type	Article
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Agri-Food Economics & Marketing
Uncontrolled Keywords	Olive grove; Farming abandonment; Spatial analysis; Andalusia
Publisher	Elsevier
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