| Titre : | Structural analysis of farming systems in Western Macedonia: a cluster-based approach (2025) |
| Auteurs : | T. Siogkas ; K. Melfou ; G. Koutouzidou ; E. Loizou ; A. Ragkos |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Agriculture (vol. 15, n. 15, August 2025) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 1650 |
| Langues : | Anglais |
| Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
| Catégories : |
Catégories principales 06 - AGRICULTURE. FORÊTS. PÊCHES ; 6.4 - Production Agricole. Système de ProductionThésaurus IAMM SYSTEME DE PRODUCTION ; STRUCTURE AGRICOLE ; CLASSIFICATION ; GRECE ; MACEDOINE |
| Résumé : | This paper examines the farming systems and operational structures in the Region of Western Macedonia (RWM), Greece and constructs a typology of farms based on structural, operational, and socio-economic characteristics. Agriculture remains a vital pillar of the regional economy, particularly in the context of RWM's ongoing transition to a post-lignite development model. Using farm-level data from the 2018 Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN), Principal Component Analysis (PCA) identified four latent dimensions of farm heterogeneity-income and productivity, asset base, land size, and labour structure. Hierarchical and K-means cluster analysis revealed three distinct farm types: (1) medium-sized, high-efficiency farms with moderate reliance on subsidies (30% of the sample); (2) small-scale, family farms with modest productivity and limited capitalisation (48%); and (3) large, asset-rich farms exhibiting structural inefficiencies and lower output per hectare (22%). These findings highlight structural vulnerabilities, particularly the predominance of undercapitalised smallholdings, and provide a data-driven foundation for Thdesigning differentiated policies that support farm resilience, generational renewal, and sustainable rural development. |
| Cote : | En ligne |
| URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture15151650 |
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