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ELPEN L.Louloudis (co-ordinator), D. Dimopoulos, S. Christopoulos and S.Klonaris

ELPEN L.Louloudis (co-ordinator), D. Dimopoulos, S. Christopoulos and S.Klonaris Agricultural University of Athens Department of Agricultural Economics and Development. Knowledge Rules for Livestock Production: A Socio-economic Point of View. Udine meeting 21-23 November 2002.

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ELPEN L.Louloudis (co-ordinator), D. Dimopoulos, S. Christopoulos and S.Klonaris

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  1. ELPEN L.Louloudis (co-ordinator), D. Dimopoulos, S. Christopoulos and S.Klonaris Agricultural University of Athens Department of Agricultural Economics and Development Knowledge Rules for Livestock Production: A Socio-economic Point of View Udine meeting 21-23 November 2002

  2. Objective of the study • Construction of «Knowledge Rule» for livestock production taking into account factors that possibly affect the viability of the farms • These factors concern: - social characteristics(age of the farmer, succession) - economic characteristics(FFI, value of production, investments) - regional characteristics (RDP, networks, employment)

  3. Location of the farms: LFAs vs Plains • Livestock activity in LFAs: a fragile surrounding zone of complementary socio-economic exchanges which loosely depend on this subsistence economy and demographically declining society • Livestock activity in Plains: - entrepreneurial organization - financial reserves - technologically and managerially organized

  4. Farms locating in LFAs • Degree of pluriactivity • Added value creating into the farm (PDO, self-processing, self-marketing) • Existence of networks • Financial support

  5. LFA’s Decision Path Pluriactive High No/Low Self -Processing NoYes PDO NO YES Self marketing NoYes Yes Networks Low/No High No Support Yes No Continue farming Might continue farming Stop farming Might stop farming Added value Age <55 >55

  6. Farms locating in plain areas • Farms located in plain areas are not homogeneous and can be classified in two main categories: - Specialized: activities are strictly limited to the livestock production which is the only source of Family Farm Income - Other farms : i) medium or high degree of diversified activities like cropping, animal breeding, milk processing, self marketing etc. ii) there are additional sources of income such as wages outside farm, salaries etc which contribute to the total family income

  7. Spesialised farms • Level of investments that have been realised the last five years • Existence of successor

  8. Plains Decision Path Specialised Investments during the last 5 years <EU>EU Succession No Yes Continue farming Might continue farming Stop farming Might stop farming

  9. Other farms • % of Gross Production Value comes from other sectors than livestock • Percentage of the Off Family Farm Income to the total Family Farm Income • Existence of networks • Regional Domestic Product • Regional Unemployment Ratio

  10. Continue farming Might continue farming Stop farming Might stop farming Plains Decision Path

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