The "New Associationalism" in agriculture: Agro-food diversification and multifunctional production logics

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dc.contributor.authorClark, J. R. A.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialEast Midlandsen
dc.coverage.spatialEnglanden
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T19:31:37Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T19:31:37Zen
dc.date.issued2005en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractAs an alternative to the negative externalities created by agro-industrialism adopted over the latter half of the twentieth century, the European Union has now adopted a policy of agro-food diversification. While this policy has been viewed as a gateway to a sustainable agriculture development, it presents unique challenges to agricultural business owners as they attempt to switch production ethics. This research follows the transition of farmers in England as they attempt to take advantage personal social assets, contacts incentives and resources offered by the government in this process. Incorporating methodologies from the recent "relational turn" in economic geography, the research follows how individuals utilize personal networks and existing business contacts as they move into more diversified production systems. Agro-food diversification is characterized as a dynamic and challenging process that requires a significant shift in outlook from a specialization and yield maximization to a more substantive investment in social networks to build business economies of scope and synergy for a diversified agribusiness.en
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dc.identifier3472en
dc.identifier.citationThe Journal of Economic Geography 5(4): 475-498en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/jnlecg/lbh064en
dc.identifier.issn1468-2702en
dc.identifier.issn1468-2710en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67582en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2005 by J.R.A. Clarken
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectIntegrated crop managementen
dc.subjectAlternative farmingen
dc.subjectAgribusinessen
dc.subjectAgricultureen
dc.subjectFarming systemsen
dc.subjectConservation tillageen
dc.subjectEcoagricultureen
dc.subjectEconomic geographyen
dc.subjectNetworksen
dc.subjectBusiness networksen
dc.subjectAgricultural businessesen
dc.subjectPoweren
dc.subjectNew associationalismen
dc.subjectNetworksen
dc.subjectMultifunctionalityen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scale Field Scaleen
dc.titleThe "New Associationalism" in agriculture: Agro-food diversification and multifunctional production logicsen
dc.typeAbstracten
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