In search of strategies to face the economic crisis: Evidence from Greek farms.

Authors:
Ragkos, Α.
Κoutsou, S.
Manousidis, T.
Type: Journal Article
Journal title: South European Society and Politics
Year of publication: 2015
Subject:
rural development
agricultural economics
sustainable agriculture
Description:
This study examines the strategies – defensive or aggressive, individual or collective – undertaken by sheep farms in a Greek rural area in order
to face the repercussions of the economic crisis and their effects on the productivity and economic performance of these farms. The article presents the results of a farm management survey conducted in 2010 and repeated in 2014 in northern Evros, Greece. The mix of strategies – mainly passive – adopted by farmers shows their confusion in the face of crisis conditions, which has resulted in reduced productivity, more use of family labour and a rise in collective actions.
 

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