Based on data of a survey among 18 organic apple producers in Northern Germany and complementary expert judgements the rentability of transition from conventional to organic production is analysed. It is hypothesized that changing from conventional to organic production is an investment because...

In dieser Studie werden die Auswirkungen der Einführung des Mindestlohns in Deutschland auf die Landwirtschaft und den Gartenbau hinsichtlich der Kosteneffekte, der Anpassungsstrategien und der praktischen Probleme in der Umsetzung untersucht. Mittels Interviews mit Experten/-innen und einer...

Der Gemüsebau ist in Deutschland die gartenbauliche Produktionssparte sowohl mit der größten Anbaufläche als auch mit der höchsten Bruttowertschöpfung. Im Jahr 2015 wurden über 114.800 ha Gemüse im Freiland angebaut. Der jährliche Pro-Kopf-Verbrauch von Gemüse ist in den letzten...

In Deutschland wurde im Jahr 2017 auf rund 76.000 ha in rund 11.000 Betrieben Obst angebaut. Der Obstbau ist gegliedert in den Anbau von Baumobst (49.934 ha), Strauchbeeren (6.838 ha) und Erdbeeren (18.649 ha). Der Bericht gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die Entwicklung der Anbauflächen...

In this paper we submit some thoughts on the possible implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for rural people in the countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). We base our observations and conclusions on our long-term research experience in the region. The paper focuses on the economics of...

Climate risk is particularly burdensome to small-scale farmers in developing countries due to heavy dependence on natural resources, limited and erratic rainfall with high inter- and intra-annual variability, and other natural calamities. Numerous studies on climate change suggest that climate...

In this paper the class of Lower Partial Moments (LPMs) is used for measuring vulnerability as downside risk of household income in rural Cameroon. This class of established and coherent risk measures has been shown to meet a number of desirable properties. Among others, the LPMs fulfill the...

Several measures of vulnerability to poverty have been suggested in the literature. In practice, only little is known about the robustness of vulnerability comparisons based on these often quite specific measures. The theory of stochastic orders can be applied to shed some light on such issues....

This study investigates risk and time preferences of small-holder cattle farmers in West Africa. We apply a discounted utility model and jointly estimate a prospect theory-based utility function and a quasi-hyperbolic discounting function using a maximum likelihood method. Results show that West...

We examine whether the experience of shocks influences individual risk attitude. We measure risk attitude via a simple survey item, compiled among more than 4,000 households in Thailand and Vietnam. The experience of adverse shocks, which is typical for poor and vulnerable households, is related...