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Women-Operated & Family Farms in the United States: Characteristics & Trends
Wallace J
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Description for Women-Operated & Family Farms in the United States: Characteristics & Trends
Hardback. Editor(s): Wallace, Julian; Marshall, Andrea. Num Pages: 123 pages. BIC Classification: KNAC; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Farms and ranches operated by women have more than doubled in the last 30 years. Since 1978, the first year the Census of Agriculture collected data on the gender of farmers, the share of women-operated farms has grown from 5 percent of U.S. farms to 14 percent. The number of women-operated farms increased in all sales classes (based on annual sales, with adjustments for price changes). In contrast, farms operated by men declined substantially, with only the largest and smallest sales classes ($500,000 or more and less than $1,000) increasing. This book examines various characteristics of women farm operators and ... Read more
Farms and ranches operated by women have more than doubled in the last 30 years. Since 1978, the first year the Census of Agriculture collected data on the gender of farmers, the share of women-operated farms has grown from 5 percent of U.S. farms to 14 percent. The number of women-operated farms increased in all sales classes (based on annual sales, with adjustments for price changes). In contrast, farms operated by men declined substantially, with only the largest and smallest sales classes ($500,000 or more and less than $1,000) increasing. This book examines various characteristics of women farm operators and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Number of pages
123
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
123
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781628084306
SKU
V9781628084306
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