The research of a market power based on a strategy of raising rivals' costs can settle out of vertical integration strategy or suppliers control process. We show that some business companies (farmers, agro-food processing firms) related within an agro-food local productive system try to control...

This article draws on the agricultural household literature to understand the dynamics of wage labour on farms in a context of family farming. The recent evolution towards an increased use of seasonal wage labour motivates the original distinction of three types of labour: family labour,...

Le développement des loisirs équestres en France est en grande partie porté par des particuliers, propriétaires de leur(s) équidé(s). Cet article étudie les facteurs susceptibles de rendre compte de la plus ou moins grande importance de ces équidés dans les espaces ruraux et...

Agricultural land fragmentation is widespread and may affect farmers’ decisions and impact farm performance, either negatively or positively. We investigated this impact for the western region of Brittany, France, in 2007. To do so, we regressed a set of performance indicators on a set of...

Les auteurs étudient le choix du mode de gestion des services d'eau par les collectivités en France, ainsi que les conséquences de ce choix sur la procédure d'estimation des fonctions de demande domestique en eau. Ils montrent, sur un échantillon de communes de Gironde, que des...

The paper aims to study the effects of reducing pesticide use by farmers in the arable sector in France and the feasibility of a policy target of reducing pesticide use by half. The originality of the approach is to combine statistical data and expert knowledge to describe low-input alternative...

Because food choices have important implications for human health and the environment, consumers are increasingly urged to modify their purchasing and eating habits so as to comply with a set of norms (e.g., eat at least five portions of fruits & vegetables a day; reduce meat consumption)....

In southern Brazilian apple (Malus spp.) orchards, predominantly organophosphates are used to control the oriental fruit moth, Cydia molesta (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), but control failures often occur. Therefore the susceptibility of three C. molesta Brazilian populations was...