Di Falco, Salvatore, Penov, Ivan, Aleksiev, Aleksi and van Rensburg, Tom M. (2010) Agrobiodiversity, farm profits and land fragmentation: evidence from Bulgaria. Land Use Policy, 27 (3). pp. 763-771. ISSN 0264-8377
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This paper presents an empirical analysis of the role of land fragmentation, crop biodiversity and their interplay with farm profitability. Original primary data are drawn from a survey conducted in the Plodiv region of Bulgaria. The econometric results stress the ambiguous role of land fragmentation on farm profitability. On one hand, land fragmentation reduces farm profitability. On the other hand, land fragmentation fosters crop diversification. We also find that crop biodiversity plays a beneficial role in farm profitability. Policies that aim to increase land consolidation and reduce fragmentation may overlook the positive link between diversity and plot heterogeneity. Policies that encourage land consolidation should, therefore, consider the crucial role that this has on other variables such as farm biodiversity.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02648... |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 Elsevier |
| Divisions: | Geography & Environment |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD100 Land Use S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Apr 2011 15:38 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 23:46 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/35155 |
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