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On-farm management of rice cultivars: how economic determinants drive diversity

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  • Mélanie Jaeck
  • Robert Lifran

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The aims of our paper are to identify economic determinants of the on-farm cultivar selection and to empirically characterise farmers' diversification strategies. We focus on the private decision making process involving the choice of rice cultivars and the corresponding allocation of farmland. Our results rely on original data collected during the spring of 2009 involving a sample of 86 economic units growing rice. We studied the determinants of the number of cultivars grown on farm and then factors explaining the portfolio choice in terms of commercial rice grain with a multinomial logit model, with three alternatives: a) to be specialised into a particular type of rice grain (long or round); b) to grow simultaneously these two types; c) to be diversified with niche market varieties. Our results confirm the importance of the interactions between markets related benefit and the management constraints on land and labour.

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  • Mélanie Jaeck & Robert Lifran, 2013. "On-farm management of rice cultivars: how economic determinants drive diversity," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 19(3), pages 325-344.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:19:y:2013:i:3:p:325-344
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    1. Claudia Dias & Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues & João J. Ferreira, 2021. "Small agricultural businesses' performance—What is the role of dynamic capabilities, entrepreneurial orientation, and environmental sustainability commitment?," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(4), pages 1898-1912, May.
    2. Yuanyuan Zhang & Chenyujing Yang & Shaocong Yan & Wukui Wang & Yongji Xue, 2023. "Alleviating Relative Poverty in Rural China through a Diffusion Schema of Returning Farmer Entrepreneurship," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-19, January.
    3. Claudia Dias & Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues & João J. Ferreira, 2022. "Linking natural resources and performance of small agricultural businesses: Do entrepreneurial orientation and environmental sustainability orientation matter?," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(4), pages 713-725, August.

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