http://orgprints.org/6322/ Determinants of Spatial Distribution of Organic Farming in Germany The share of organically managed land is spread unevenly throughout Germany and shows pronounced regional concentrations. The spatial distribution of organic farming is assumed to be influenced by several factors. Location factors of farms are regionally different and thus may influence the spatial distribution of organic farming. Agglomeration effects and therefore spatial dependence are also considered important in determining spatial distribution. These factors with a potential influence on the spatial distribution of organic farming can be divided into four categories: natural factors, farm-structure factors, socio-economic factors and political factors. Their possible influence on the spatial distribution of organic farming is analysed by several statistical methods: ordinary least square regression model, spatial autoregressive models, analysis of variance and Spearman correlation. Of the analysed factors, spatial contiguity has the strongest influence on the spatial distribution of organic farming (indicating relevant agglomeration effects). Bichler, Barbara Häring, Anna Maria Dabbert, Stephan Lippert, Christian 2farmecon uni-hohenheim-ressourcenoekonomik int-conf-isofar-2005 de-boel-oekonomie-marktentwicklung Determinants of Spatial Distribution of Organic Farming in Germany 2005-11-23 Bichler, Barbara; Häring, Anna Maria; Dabbert, Stephan and Lippert, Christian (2005) Determinants of Spatial Distribution of Organic Farming in Germany. Researching Sustainable Systems, Adelaide/Australien, 21. - 23. 09. 2005. Köpcke, Ulrich Niggli, Urs Neuhoff, Daniel Cornish, Peter Lockeretz, William Willer, Helga application/pdf