Sophia Davidova
Biographic Data
| ID | 4970973 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sophia Davidova |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sophia |
| FAMILY NAME | Davidova |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIDOVA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kent |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8653-8191 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 103 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Valuing the view
Typology and distribution of small farms in Europe
The contribution of small farms to local food supply, food security and food sovereignty is widely acknowledged at a global level. In the particular case of Europe, they often are seen as an alternative to large and specialised farms. Assessing the real role of small farms has been limited by a lack of information, as small farms are frequently omitted from agricultural censuses and national statistics. It is also well acknowledged that small far…
The impact of farm input subsidies on maize marketing in Malawi
This paper investigates the effects of subsidised fertilizer on marketing of maize in Malawi. It uses the nationally representative two-wave Integrated Household Panel Survey (IHPS) data of 2010 and 2013. The results suggest that subsidised fertilizer on average increases farmers' maize market participation as sellers, total quantity of maize sold, and maize commercialisation. In addition, participation in subsidised fertilizer programme is found…
The commercialisation of subsistence farms
Farm Expansion in Lithuania after Accession to the EU
The impact of the introduction of EU Single Area Payments (SAPs) on farm expansion strategy in Lithuania is investigated, utilising farm accounting and survey data. The introduction of the SAP has a positive influence on farmers' intentions to expand their area compared to a baseline scenario of the hypothetical continuation of pre-accession policy. The switch in policy has a more pronounced effect on farms that were previously credit constrained…
Attitudes to agricultural policy and farming futures in the context of the 2003 CAP reform
Common Agricultural Policy direct payments and distributional conflicts over rented land within corporate farms in the New Member States
Impediments to the Diversification of Rural Economies in Central and Eastern Europe
Chaplin H., Gorton M. and Davidova S. (2007) Impediments to the diversification of rural economies in Central and Eastern Europe: evidence from small-scale farms in Poland, Regional Studies 41, –. Most rural economies in Central and Eastern Europe suffer from a poorly developed Rural Non-Farm Economy (RNFE) and a lack of alternative economic activities outside of farming. While the diversification of rural economies in Central and Eastern Europe …
Agricultural adjustment and the diversification of farm households and corporate farms in Central Europe
Potential implications for productivity of land reform in Bulgaria
Bulgarian farm structure
Attitudes to agricultural policy and farming futures in the context of the 2003 CAP reform
Agricultural adjustment and the diversification of farm households and corporate farms in Central Europe
Typology and distribution of small farms in Europe
The contribution of small farms to local food supply, food security and food sovereignty is widely acknowledged at a global level. In the particular case of Europe, they often are seen as an alternative to large and specialised farms. Assessing the real role of small farms has been limited by a lack of information, as small farms are frequently omitted from agricultural censuses and national statistics. It is also well acknowledged that small far…
The impact of farm input subsidies on maize marketing in Malawi
This paper investigates the effects of subsidised fertilizer on marketing of maize in Malawi. It uses the nationally representative two-wave Integrated Household Panel Survey (IHPS) data of 2010 and 2013. The results suggest that subsidised fertilizer on average increases farmers' maize market participation as sellers, total quantity of maize sold, and maize commercialisation. In addition, participation in subsidised fertilizer programme is found…
Impediments to the Diversification of Rural Economies in Central and Eastern Europe
Chaplin H., Gorton M. and Davidova S. (2007) Impediments to the diversification of rural economies in Central and Eastern Europe: evidence from small-scale farms in Poland, Regional Studies 41, –. Most rural economies in Central and Eastern Europe suffer from a poorly developed Rural Non-Farm Economy (RNFE) and a lack of alternative economic activities outside of farming. While the diversification of rural economies in Central and Eastern Europe …
Potential implications for productivity of land reform in Bulgaria
Common Agricultural Policy direct payments and distributional conflicts over rented land within corporate farms in the New Member States
Farm Expansion in Lithuania after Accession to the EU
The impact of the introduction of EU Single Area Payments (SAPs) on farm expansion strategy in Lithuania is investigated, utilising farm accounting and survey data. The introduction of the SAP has a positive influence on farmers' intentions to expand their area compared to a baseline scenario of the hypothetical continuation of pre-accession policy. The switch in policy has a more pronounced effect on farms that were previously credit constrained…
The commercialisation of subsistence farms
Bulgarian farm structure
Potential implications for productivity of land reform in Bulgaria
Agricultural adjustment and the diversification of farm households and corporate farms in Central Europe
Attitudes to agricultural policy and farming futures in the context of the 2003 CAP reform
Common Agricultural Policy direct payments and distributional conflicts over rented land within corporate farms in the New Member States
Impediments to the Diversification of Rural Economies in Central and Eastern Europe
Chaplin H., Gorton M. and Davidova S. (2007) Impediments to the diversification of rural economies in Central and Eastern Europe: evidence from small-scale farms in Poland, Regional Studies 41, –. Most rural economies in Central and Eastern Europe suffer from a poorly developed Rural Non-Farm Economy (RNFE) and a lack of alternative economic activities outside of farming. While the diversification of rural economies in Central and Eastern Europe …
Farm Expansion in Lithuania after Accession to the EU
The impact of the introduction of EU Single Area Payments (SAPs) on farm expansion strategy in Lithuania is investigated, utilising farm accounting and survey data. The introduction of the SAP has a positive influence on farmers' intentions to expand their area compared to a baseline scenario of the hypothetical continuation of pre-accession policy. The switch in policy has a more pronounced effect on farms that were previously credit constrained…
The impact of farm input subsidies on maize marketing in Malawi
This paper investigates the effects of subsidised fertilizer on marketing of maize in Malawi. It uses the nationally representative two-wave Integrated Household Panel Survey (IHPS) data of 2010 and 2013. The results suggest that subsidised fertilizer on average increases farmers' maize market participation as sellers, total quantity of maize sold, and maize commercialisation. In addition, participation in subsidised fertilizer programme is found…
The commercialisation of subsistence farms
Typology and distribution of small farms in Europe
The contribution of small farms to local food supply, food security and food sovereignty is widely acknowledged at a global level. In the particular case of Europe, they often are seen as an alternative to large and specialised farms. Assessing the real role of small farms has been limited by a lack of information, as small farms are frequently omitted from agricultural censuses and national statistics. It is also well acknowledged that small far…
Valuing the view
Agriculture (10 works) · Business (10 works) · Agricultural Economics and Policy (9 works) · Economics (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Land Rights and Reforms (5 works) · Agricultural economics (4 works) · Agricultural economics and policies (4 works) · Common Agricultural Policy (4 works)