Die Forderung, neben ökologischen auch ökonomische und soziale Aspekte bei einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung der Landwirtschaft zu betrachten, findet sich immer häufiger. Die Definition von sozialer Nachhaltigkeit, die Auswahl der Indikatoren und die Adressaten der Forschung sind dagegen sehr...

This research empirically investigates the well known 'poor-but-efficient' hypothesis formulated by Schultz (1964) assuming that small scale farmers in developing countries are reasonably efficient in allocating their scarce resources by responding positively to price incentives. Deviating from...

The impact of group affiliation to agroholdings on enterprise performance in terms of productivity and efficiency is controversially discussed in the literature. However, only few papers evaluate the effects of group membership on the productivity and efficiency of agricultural enterprises in...

Water is a scarce resource in Israel. With fluctuating supplies and an increasing demand, the need for using alternative water sources such as reclaimed wastewater, brackish groundwater and desalinated seawater increases. This paper investigates the economy-wide effects of a de-clining supply of...