TY  - UNPB
ID  - orgprints4367
UR  - http://orgprints.org/4367/
A1  - Hattam, Caroline E.
A1  - Holloway, Garth J.
TI  - Adoption of Certified Organic Production: Evidence from Mexico
Y1  - 2005///
N2  - 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 Michoacán 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.
AV  - public
KW  - Organic agriculture
KW  -  adoption
KW  -  market access
KW  -  policy intervention
ER  -