creators_name: Hattam, Caroline E.
creators_name: Holloway, Garth J.
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-10-23
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:25:27
metadata_visibility: show
title: Adoption of Certified Organic Production: Evidence from Mexico
ispublished: unpub
subjects: 5markets
full_text_status: public
keywords: Organic agriculture, adoption, market access, policy intervention
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 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.
date: 2005
date_type: published
refereed: never
citation: Hattam, Caroline E. and Holloway, Garth J. (2005) Adoption of Certified Organic Production: Evidence from Mexico. Researching Sustainable Systems - International Scientific Conference on Organic Agriculture, Adelaide, Australia, September 21-23, 2005. [ Unpublished, ]
document_url: http://orgprints.org/4367/4/4367-Hattam_Holloway_4p_revised-ed.pdf