The ageing of farmers and lack of successors are major concerns for the future of the sector. The paper analyses the age structure of family workers with a twofold objective. The ageing dynamics is analyzed in order to seek out its inertial components as well as any new trends there may be. The...

The traditional process of farm transmission within the family is threatened by the increasing age of operators and by their children’s preference for other activi-ties. After describing the national patterns of agricultural labour ageing, this es-say aims at quantifying the proportion of...

Most farms are family business, both in developed and developing countries. Labour allocation choices of farm household members are therefore relevant both for production choices in the farm and for rural labour markets. In particular, off-farm work and combination of on- and off-farm work...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part I: Structure of the Wine Sectors Worldwide -- Chapter 2: The French Wine Industry -- Chapter 3: The Italian Wine Industry -- Chapter 4: The Spanish Wine Industry -- Chapter 5: The US Wine Industry -- Chapter 6: The Australian Wine Industry -- Chapter 7: The...

In recent years, Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) have been a key issue both in the scientific community and in public debates. This is due to their profound implications for rural development, local sustainability, and bio-economics. This edited collection discusses what the main determinants...