The Persistence of Small Dairy Farms in Austria from an Economic Perspective
Dairy farms in Austria are rather small - 64 tons of milk quote per farm in 2008
- Half of the dairy farmers held less than 40 tons of milk quota
- Definitely less milk cows than in many other EU-countries
- Smaller farms show higher production costs
Conclusion: smaller farms are less competitive and quit farming in a liberalized environment
Evidence: small dairy farms play still a dominant role. Why do small farmers still milk their cows?
Explanations from theory and empirical data
Lieu: Seminar „Small Farms: decline or persistence“,
Auteur: L. Kirner, J. Hambrusch, K.M. Ortner
Organisation: Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics
Année: 2009
Pays: Austria
Type: Conférence/Réunion
Texte intégral disponible à l'adresse: http://www.agraroekonomik.at/fileadmin/download/KIRNER_EAAE_small_farms09.pdf
Langue: English