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Farm organization and resource use

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  • Mark B. Campbell

    (Management Systems Research, Sacramento, California)

  • Ariel Dinar

    (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, and during the course of this research with the University of California, Davis, and USDA-ERS)

Abstract

In a study investigating the adoption of irrigation and drainage reduction technologies, a classification of farms predicated on the organizational characteristics of the firm was used to assess farm decision making with regard to resource use. Organizational classes represent farms that differ in size, technology, crop mix, or labor but that manage these and other resources similarly through their organizational structure. Organizational structure was the product of the farm's assignment of task roles, the formalization of rules and procedures surrounding the task, and the relationship between workers and the task. We identified five types of farm organizations-the unified organization, the primary hierarchy, the simple functional hierarchy, the complex functional hierarchy, and the market hierarchy-which were tested against common production resources to (1) determine the ability of our classification to differentiate farms according to these characteristics and (2) assess regional differences in the availability and quality of resources upon farm decision making. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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  • Mark B. Campbell & Ariel Dinar, 1993. "Farm organization and resource use," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 9(5), pages 465-480.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:agribz:v:9:y:1993:i:5:p:465-480
    DOI: 10.1002/1520-6297(199309)9:5<465::AID-AGR2720090505>3.0.CO;2-U
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    1. Julie Reints & Ariel Dinar & David Crowley, 2020. "Dealing with Water Scarcity and Salinity: Adoption of Water Efficient Technologies and Management Practices by California Avocado Growers," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-30, April.
    2. Hironori Yagi & Tsuneo Hayashi, 2021. "Machinery utilization and management organization in Japanese rice farms: Comparison of single‐family, multifamily, and community farms," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 37(2), pages 393-408, April.

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