La diffusione dell’autoconsumo nelle imprese agricole

Abstract

In this paper we analyse the evolution of self-consumption in Italian farms over the past ten years. The self-consumption is the value of production that is not directed to the market but only to the consumption of the farmer and his family. Using the information collected by the Italian FADN between 2003-2012, the study analyses the structural characteristics, production and economic and dynamics of income of farms with self-consumption. The work verifies the extent of income diversification and product differentiation strategies adopted by this kind of farms.
The results of analysis confirm the growing trend of farms with self-consumption. The self-consumption has spread not only among micro farms, but also between companies adopting traditional and income diversification strategies. Referred to this group of farms, the economic performance confirms the contribution of the self-consumption to the stability of farm income.