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Long-term strategies and flexibility of organic farmers in southeastern France

David, Christophe; Mundler, Patrick; Demarle, Olivier and Ingrand, Stéphane (2010) Long-term strategies and flexibility of organic farmers in southeastern France. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, pp. 305-318.

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Summary

Since the mid-1990s, organic farming has emerged from its marginal and niche production status to become a serious developmental route for more sustainable agriculture befitting current ecological and health challenges. Nonetheless, market fluctuations and changes in the regulatory context combined with technical risks have resulted in the emergence of different points of instability within organic agriculture. On family farms, sustainability is largely guaranteed by a broad range of strategies. Drawing upon a detailed case study of nine organic farms followed up over the course of 14 years, this paper argues that different forms of farm flexibility employed during and since this period have allowed farms to remain viable. It concludes that the diversification of farm production and activities, off-farm employment and farm household commitment to organic agriculture, together with professional membership and social networking, contribute significantly to farm viability. Finally, this paper draws up different farm strategies to support the local development of organic agriculture.


EPrint Type:Journal paper
Keywords:FARMING SYSTEM (en), FLEXIBILITY (en), ORGANIC AGRICULTURE (en), STRATEGY (en)
Subjects:"Organics" in general
Research affiliation: France > INRAe - Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement
ISSN:ISSN: 1473-5903
DOI:10.3763/ijas.2010.0497
Project ID:HAL-INRAe
Deposited By: PENVERN, Servane
ID Code:41642
Deposited On:12 Aug 2021 10:37
Last Modified:12 Aug 2021 10:37
Document Language:English

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