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Transition dynamics of hybrid farmers: a survival analysis of exits and entries into full-time farming

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Using Swedish-matched employer–employee data from 2001 to 2018 and parametric survival analysis, we examine how the share of off-farm wage income affects survival time in the state of hybrid farming. We find a non-linear relationship between the share of off-farm wage income and the risk of exit; at lower levels, the share of off-farm wage income increases the risk of exiting agriculture completely and exiting from hybrid farming into full-time farming, while at higher levels it decreases the risk of exiting the hybrid state. This indicates that at higher levels of off-farm income, hybrid farming can be a stable state.

Source: European Review of Agricultural Economics

DOI: 10.1093/erae/jbaf003

Authors: Eleanor Johansson, Pia Nilsson, Helena Hansson

Institutions: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Research Institute of Industrial Economics

Language: English

Topic: Agricultural Innovations and Practices

Subfield: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Zero hunger, No poverty

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $5,002