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Today's Readings:
Barbieri, Carla,
Edward Mahoney, and Larry Butler. 2008. Understanding
the Nature and Extent of Farm and Ranch Diversification in North
America. Rural Sociology
73, no. 2 (June): 205-229.
Veeck,
Gregory, Deborah Che, and Ann Veeck. 2006. America's
Changing Farmscape: A Study of Agricultural Tourism in Michigan. Professional
Geographer 58, no. 3: 235-248.
Reading
Notes:
What factors lead farmers
to pursue a diversification strategy? What are the different kinds of diversification?
Why is it that women seem to be highly involved in diversification and what
roles do they play? What effect does education and the age of the farmer
have on the likelihood of diversification? How might diversification play
a role in environmental protection? Is diversification economically rational?
What has led Michigan farmers into agrotourism? What kinds of agrotourism
enterprises exist and which are the most and least profitable? What economic
benefits might agrotourism have off the farm? What non economic benefits
might it have? What role might agrotourism play in bridging the gap between
the country and the city? |
Farm Diversification and Agrotourism
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