Organic and integrated agriculture are recently developed alternative farming systems aimed at controlling environmental impacts and assuring the quality of agricultural products. Here we aim to: (1) describe the characteristics of certified of organic and integrated farms; and (2) analyze the factors affecting the farmers’ decision to implement either organic, integrated or conventional farming. The survey was based on a multinomial analysis applied to data obtained from a survey of farmers (structured questionnaire) in Greece. The findings confirmed that the decision to opt for one of three forms of agriculture was based on both the farms’ characteristics and the farmer’s attitudes.
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Papadopoulos, S., Zafeiriou, E., Karelakis, C., & Koutroumanidis, T. (2016). Investigating Farmer’s Perceptions of Adopting Alternative Farming Systems. In Contributions to Economics (pp. 33–45). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24267-5_3
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