This paper studies what causes (small-scale) farmers to leave their farms and typically move to urban areas. A data set … difference between farmers who primarily have financial objectives for their farming, and those who have more lifestyle oriented … preventing migration from rural to urban areas is a policy objective, production support schemes will be effective for some …

picture of the current situation in Germany and to provide politicians, stakeholders and farmers with fundamental insights and … farmer types exist within a comprehensive sample of German farmers in order to generate a starting point an... …