@unpublished{orgprints4367,
           title = {Adoption of Certified Organic Production: Evidence from Mexico},
          author = {Caroline E. Hattam and Garth J. Holloway},
            year = {2005},
        keywords = {Organic agriculture, adoption, market access, policy intervention},
             url = {http://orgprints.org/4367/},
        abstract = {Adoption of organic production and subsequent entry into the organic market is examined using Mexican avocado producers as a case study. Probit analysis of a sample of 183 small-scale (<15ha) producers from Michoac?n suggests that adoption is positively influenced by management and economic factors (e.g. production costs per hectare and making inputs), but also by social factors (e.g. membership of a producers? association). Experience in agriculture has a significant but negative effect. Effective policy design must be therefore be aware of both the economic and social complexities surrounding adoption decisions.}
}