The use of rented farmland in an area of intensive agricultural production in Norway
The amount of rented farmland in Norway has increased steadily since the 1950s. Concerns have been raised questioning whether farmland is treated less well by tenants compared to landowners. This study aims to investigate how farmers perceive their treatment of rented farmland, which factors impact...
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| author | Tone Stokka Wenche E. Dramstad Kerstin Potthoff |
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| description | The amount of rented farmland in Norway has increased steadily since the 1950s. Concerns have been raised questioning whether farmland is treated less well by tenants compared to landowners. This study aims to investigate how farmers perceive their treatment of rented farmland, which factors impact their decision-making related to this and if farmers are concerned about farmland elements that are less important for productivity but mainly of interest for cultural heritage or environmental management reasons. Semi-structured interviews with a group of randomly selected farmers were carried out in an area dominated by intensive agriculture. Independent of, for example, amount of rented land or duration of the rental agreement, all farmers agreed that rented land was treated well. A strong competition for farmland in combination with farmers being dependent on renting land was the most important reason. Results from this study may be transferrable to other farming areas, at least where competition for farmland is comparable. We do suggest, however, that any further research on treatment of rented farmland in Norway should take a regional approach, since national statistics may cover significant regional differences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d5131231f7e4aeab5e2008d56a594dc2023-09-19T15:22:20ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability1473-59031747-762X2018-05-0116324325410.1080/14735903.2018.14712621471262The use of rented farmland in an area of intensive agricultural production in NorwayTone Stokka0Wenche E. Dramstad1Kerstin Potthoff2University of BergenNorwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO)University of BergenThe amount of rented farmland in Norway has increased steadily since the 1950s. Concerns have been raised questioning whether farmland is treated less well by tenants compared to landowners. This study aims to investigate how farmers perceive their treatment of rented farmland, which factors impact their decision-making related to this and if farmers are concerned about farmland elements that are less important for productivity but mainly of interest for cultural heritage or environmental management reasons. Semi-structured interviews with a group of randomly selected farmers were carried out in an area dominated by intensive agriculture. Independent of, for example, amount of rented land or duration of the rental agreement, all farmers agreed that rented land was treated well. A strong competition for farmland in combination with farmers being dependent on renting land was the most important reason. Results from this study may be transferrable to other farming areas, at least where competition for farmland is comparable. We do suggest, however, that any further research on treatment of rented farmland in Norway should take a regional approach, since national statistics may cover significant regional differences.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2018.1471262long-term rental agreementtenancytime municipalityrented farmland management |
| spellingShingle | Tone Stokka Wenche E. Dramstad Kerstin Potthoff The use of rented farmland in an area of intensive agricultural production in Norway International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability long-term rental agreement tenancy time municipality rented farmland management |
| title | The use of rented farmland in an area of intensive agricultural production in Norway |
| title_full | The use of rented farmland in an area of intensive agricultural production in Norway |
| title_fullStr | The use of rented farmland in an area of intensive agricultural production in Norway |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use of rented farmland in an area of intensive agricultural production in Norway |
| title_short | The use of rented farmland in an area of intensive agricultural production in Norway |
| title_sort | use of rented farmland in an area of intensive agricultural production in norway |
| topic | long-term rental agreement tenancy time municipality rented farmland management |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2018.1471262 |
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