Delbecq, Benoit A.; Florax, Raymond J.G.M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
In the vicinity of a city, farmers are confronted with increasing agricultural land prices and rents along the rural … hypothesize that farmers transition from low-value, land-intensive \traditional" crops to high-value, labor-intensive \specialized … farming, exurban farmers may sell their land for conversion to urban use. Urban pressure in the rural-urban fringe intensifies …