Defining and Operationalizing Family Farming from a Sociological Perspective

A pluriatividade na agricultura familiar

“…Entre seus críticos, encontra-se o artigo de Djurfeldt (1996), que salienta as dificuldades de aplicação empí-rica da definição proposta por Gasson e Errington. Segundo Djurfeldt, esses limites decorrem do fato de que o modelo apresentado é formal e sua aplicação para o estudo de situações concretas se restringe ao caso da agricultura britânica contemporânea.…”

Gendered time in Swedish family farming

“…This restructuring process, together with the rationalisation and capitalisation of farm production, has contributed to diversification of farming within and between farms. It is also driving the increasing gap between large farms and part-time farms or "sub-family farms" (Djurfeldt, 1996). The "disappearing middle" is, as Buttel (1983) notes, "an empirical trend rather than a completed process" and does not imply a growing prevalence of large, capitalist farms, as is often assumed (Djurfeldt and Gooch, 2002).…”

“…In the classical typological debate within academia regarding the significance of ownership (Gasson and Errington, 1993) and labour (Hill, 1993, Djurfeldt, 1996, Djurfeldt and Waldenström, 1996 in family farming, this study and it's typology, situated in the Swedish context, emphasise the importance of the relations of the agrarian labour process. A primary concern in recent decades has been the development, mechanisation and capitalisation of agricultural production, so as to reduce the need for human labour inputs.…”

“…Hill, 1993, Gasson and Errington, 1993, Djurfeldt, 1996, Vogeler, 1981, emphasising that the concept "is as much ideological imagery as it is socioeconomic fact" (Bennett et al, 1982). The debate has to a limited extent continued, partly shaped by the diverse contextual development and implication of agrarian change (eg.…”

“…This study takes an empirical standpoint in the Swedish context to explore the concept of family farms in a situated dialogue with Djurfeldt (1996) and Waldenström (1996).…”