TY  - CHAP
AB  - The persistence of different farm types in Italian agriculture shows that productivism is not the only possible development path that farms can follow, and that farms can successfully adopt strategies based on diversification rather than standardization of production.The aim of this work is to provide evidence about the diffusion of different diversification and differentiation strategies in Italian agriculture, and to compare the characteristics associated with the targeted groups of farms, as well as their structural and economic evolution over time.The analysis is performed on a panel of data built on the basis of information collected by the Italian FADN over the 2003–2009 period. For the purpose of the analysis we divided the population of Italian commercial farms into a fivefold innovative farm typology based on the extent of diversification and differentiation strategies adopted by farms.The findings show that conventional farms are still by far the largest category within the population of Italian commercial farms, while only 13% of total commercial farms is classified as differentiated and/or diversified. Conventional farms are also the best off in terms of economic results. As for the differentiated and/or diversified farms, their structures are still changing, their profitability is improving and they follow a more sustained income growth path than conventional ones.The analysis highlights that diversification and differentiation are not necessarily a viable solution to the low-income problem faced by many farms. Future research is needed to better understand the relationship between diversification strategies and policies.
VL  - 19
SN  - 978-1-78190-597-5, 978-1-78190-598-2/1057-1922
DO  - 10.1108/S1057-1922(2013)0000019011
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1057-1922(2013)0000019011
AU  - Salvioni Cristina
AU  - Henke Roberto
AU  - Ascione Elisa
ED  - Dionisio Ortiz-Miranda
ED  - Ana Moragues-Faus
ED  - Eladio Arnalte-Alegre
PY  - 2013
Y1  - 2013/01/01
TI  - Chapter 9 The Emergence of New Development Trajectories in Italian Farms
T2  - Agriculture in Mediterranean Europe: Between Old and New Paradigms
T3  - Research in Rural Sociology and Development
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 207
EP  - 232
Y2  - 2024/09/18
ER  -