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SUMMARY:Exploring attributes of resilience: robustness\, adaptability and 
 transformation in East Anglian farmer narratives - Professor Peter Midmore
  - Emeritus Professor of Economics &amp\; Susan Fowler Research Associate 
 both of Aberystwyth Business School
DTSTART:20191016T150000Z
DTEND:20191016T160000Z
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DESCRIPTION:We explore how farm systems can be  resilient in the face of s
 ocio-economic\, ecological and institutional pressures by identifying and 
 analysing critical decision points in their life histories. We gathered na
 rrative biographies from nine East Anglian arable farmers\, and used thema
 tic qualitative analysis to identify shocks\, cycles and trends affecting 
 farm businesses and how they respond. \nAnalysis reveals different approac
 hes to risk alleviation\, suggesting that farm systems are ill-equipped fo
 r a rapid move away from direct payments\, and unpreparedness for climate-
 change.  Our talk will describe why and how we conducted the study\, the m
 ajor insights that emerge from it\, and what might be done to make farms m
 ore resilient. Coherent strategies are required to support intergeneration
 al transition on farms.\n\n\n
LOCATION:Mill Lane Cambridge Lecture Room 9
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