Ten qualities of family farming
Posted on Jan 28, 2014 in Case Studies and Articles |
| Title |
Ten qualities of family farming |
| Contributor |
AgriculturesNetwork |
| Author |
Jan Douwe van der Ploeg |
| Content |
Even in the International Year of Family Farming there is confusion about family farming. What is it, and what distinguishes it from entrepreneurial farming or family agribusiness? The confusion tends to be highest in places where the modernisation of agriculture has led society further away from farming. Jan Douwe van der Ploeg takes us into the world of family farming, which he says is considered to be “both archaic and anarchic, and attractive and seductive. |
| Type of initiative |
Article |
| Year Published |
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| Language |
English |
| Link |
http://www.agriculturesnetwork.org/magazines/global/family-farming/theme-overview |
