creators_name: Bichler, Barbara
creators_name: Häring, Anna Maria
creators_name: Dabbert, Stephan
creators_name: Lippert, Christian
editors_name: Köpcke, Ulrich
editors_name: Niggli, Urs
editors_name: Neuhoff, Daniel
editors_name: Cornish, Peter
editors_name: Lockeretz, William
editors_name: Willer, Helga
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2005-11-23
lastmod: 2009-08-20 14:28:54
metadata_visibility: show
title: Determinants of Spatial Distribution of Organic Farming in Germany
ispublished: pub
subjects: 2farmecon
full_text_status: public
keywords: BÖL, BOEL, FKZ 02OE469
abstract: 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). 

date: 2005
date_type: published
publisher: ISOFAR / FIBL
pagerange: 304-307
refereed: yes
citation: 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.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/6322/1/Bichler_et_al_revised_final.pdf