FACTORS OF SUCCESS FAMILY FARM: A BIBLIOMETRICS ANALYSIS
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https://doi.org/10.24246/agric.2025.v37.i2.p107-128Keywords:
family farming, bibliometric analysis, research trends, Scopus, success factorsAbstract
There has been increased scholarly attention toward family farming research in recent decades. Family farming represents a predominant agricultural system globally, serving as a cornerstone of food security and rural development. The bibliometrics analysis analyzed scientific production on family farming success between 1977 and 2025 from Scopus sources. The analysis found 84 papers, authored by several countries such as the USA, Indonesia, Cuba, and various countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, that have contributed to the topic of family farms. It is interesting to note that Indonesia is quite active in studying family farms, as there is a significant number of family farms in Indonesia that are small-scale agricultural operations. This co-occurrence network analysis shows that the success factors of family farming in the research literature are dominated by three main dimensions: (1) a demographic dimension that emphasizes human resource characteristics including aspects of gender and age structure, (2) a geographic dimension that prioritizes regional contexts especially in Africa and East Asia, and (3) a methodological dimension that focuses on research approaches and demographic analysis. Family farming produces most of the fresh food consumed in large urban centers, but its success depends on various public policies, from strengthening production facilities to supporting marketing channels. Indonesia appears as a smaller node in the upper part of the network with limited connections, indicating relatively low involvement in international research collaboration in family farming despite having a significant family farming sector.
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