Regional variation in Scottish pluriactivity: The socio‐economic context for different types of non‐farming activity

Farm household survival strategies and diversification on marginal farms

“…As also observed by inter alias Ilbery (1991) or Edmond and Crabtree (1994), this quote clearly shows that the (micro-)spatial location of farms plays an important role in their capacity to market their produce directly.…”

Generating public and private benefits through understanding what drives different types of agritourism

“…Others illustrate where demand for tourism is the driving factor (Iakovidou, 1997;Sharpley, 2002;Wall and Mathieson, 2006;Kizos and Iosifides, 2007). On the whole, this 'pushepull' dynamic is reflected in the context of agritourism development (Edmond and Crabtree, 1994).…”

“…Providers' individual circumstances and characteristics influenced the specific approach taken, but ultimately providers were driven to supply tourism based on its capacity to fulfil financial objectives. In the context of farm diversification in particular, it is helpful to consider the initial drivers underpinning supply in terms of providers being 'pushed' to provide agritourism (based on the financial limitations associated with their agricultural circumstances) or 'pulled' towards agritourism (based on the financial opportunities associated with tourism provision) (Edmond and Crabtree, 1994). Push and pull drivers were not mutually exclusive and, consistent with expectations, a number of providers' initial decisions to supply agritourism were influenced by a combination of push and pull factors.…”

“…from towns and cities) and proximity to sources of demand (e.g. tourism areas) are an important influence on supply (Edmond and Crabtree, 1994;Walford, 2001).…”

Adjustment strategies revisited: Agricultural change in the Welsh Marches

“…This relationship has been identified previously in the literature (for example, see Bowler, 1999), but whilst the agricultural characteristics of farms diversifying have been established in many studies (Ilbery, 1991;Bateman and Ray, 1994;Edmond and Crabtree, 1994;University of Exeter, 2003), the context of individual business change has suffered from a lack of emphasis. One important observation from the analysis presented here is that the sheer volume of elements adjusted…”