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标题：Strategies regarding input use on dairy farms in Austria - results of a cluster and matching analysis
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作者：Kirchweger, Stefan ; Eder, Michael ; Kantelhardt, Jochen 等
期刊名称：Journal of Agribusiness
印刷版ISSN：0738-8950
出版年度：2014
出版社：Journal of Agribusiness
摘要：In order to increase competitiveness of their farms, dairy farmers select certain strategies regarding input use. We identify these strategies in an agricultural bookkeeping dataset and assess economic impacts of the strategy selection under volatile prices situations using cluster analysis and direct covariates matching. We find one low-input cluster with low levels of input use and three clusters with rather higher input levels. Those clusters differ in site conditions, farm size and milk production but have similar farm income. Furthermore the results indicate that low-input farms are competitive under volatile markets.
关键词：Dairy Farming;Farm Competitiveness;Farm Strategies;Cluster Analysis;Matching Method