The restructuring of the dairy sector, particularly active during the last 20 years, is often justified by to the need for dairy farms to increase their competitiveness. This restructuring has resulted in the continued growth in the size of dairy farms and the parallel decline of small family...

[fre] Une proportion significative de ménages agricoles combine plusieurs types d'activités professionnelles. Mais la compatibilité de ces différentes activités ne va pas toujours de soi. Il est donc souhaitable d'intégrer une réflexion sur l'organisation du travail dans l'analyse de...

A survey of more than 150 small dairy farms and local economic, professional and political stakeholders was conducted in six regions of France. It revealed five types of farm strategy in relation to the farm’s size, agricultural diversification, importance of direct selling, and farm and...