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Ilbery, Brian W and Maye, Damian 
ORCID: 0000-0002-4459-6630
(2010)
Clustering and the spatial distribution of organic farming in England and Wales.
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doi:10.1111/j.1475-4762.2010.00953.x
Abstract
Previous geographical research on organic farming suggests a process of aggregation at the regional scale and spatial clustering at the local level, the latter in response to a neighbourhood effect and different socio-cultural factors. However, little research has been conducted on the geographical distribution of organic farming in a UK context. Using both secondary and primary data, this paper examines geographical aspects of organic farming in England and Wales. At a regional scale, three major concentrations of organic production are found to the south and west of a line drawn between Bangor in north Wales and Brighton in south-east England (the Brighton-Bangor line). One of these concentrations occurs in the counties of East and West Sussex in south-east England. Yet, within these two counties the pattern of organic farming is quite random and there is little evidence of spatial clustering, a neighbourhood effect or the influence of socio-cultural factors. Instead, many of the farms have converted from conventional farming since 1990 and are driven by a strong economic imperative, which encourages the use of national as well as local outlets to both sell their produce and purchase necessary inputs.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Organic farming; Spatial clustering; Location quotients; Whole chain analysis; England; Wales; East; West Sussex |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Divisions: | Schools and Research Institutes > Countryside and Community Research Institute |
| Research Priority Areas: | Place, Environment and Community |
| Depositing User: | Debi Jones-Davis |
| Date Deposited: | 02 May 2014 14:48 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Aug 2021 21:28 |
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/623 |
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