Farm Diversification on Birmingham's Urban Fringe, 1986

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>To examine the extent to which farmers in the urban fringe have diversified into non-traditional farming activities, the reasons for diversifying, benefits of an urban fringe location and proportion of income from this.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>Variables<br>
Farm and farmer characteristics; forms of diversification; 'urban' variables. Attitudes towards green belt policy; effect of urbanisation on farm systems; land ownership patterns.