creators_name: Ploomi, Angela
creators_name: Luik, Anne
creators_name: Kurg, Anu
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2006-05-09
lastmod: 2009-09-09 13:40:02
metadata_visibility: show
title: Why do organic farmers quit in Estonia?
ispublished: pub
subjects: organics_countries
full_text_status: public
abstract: The purpose of this study was to clarify the problems of Estonian organic farmers and find out their quit reasons. In March 2005 with the aid of a questionnaire 64 organic farming quitters were inquired. Information was collected through telephone interviews. The main reasons were — financially not worthwhile, the compensation system is too bureaucratic and time consuming, and other reasons.
date: 2006
date_type: published
refereed: never
citation: Ploomi, Dr Angela; Luik, Dr Anne and Kurg, BSc Anu (2006) Why do organic farmers quit in Estonia? Joint Organic Congress, Odense, Denmark, May 30-31, 2006.
document_url: http://orgprints.org/7810/2/ploomi_estonia1.doc