| www.defra.gov.uk The Effects of Public Funding on Farmer’s Attitudes to Farm Diversification (2006) | |||||||||||||
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| Defra has commissioned and funded this study, but the views expressed in the report do not necessarily reflect Defra policy. Acknowledgements and disclaimers The principal authors are grateful to the large number of people who took part in this research, or contributed in any way: the telephone survey team; the many farmers who took the time to participate; the stakeholders who were involved in either the postal survey or the written consultation; members of the national focus group; survey staff of the Consortium of FBS Centres; survey staff of Duchy College; colleagues at the University of Exeter (Professor Michael Winter, Dr Matt Lobley and Dr Matt Reed), the University of Plymouth (Philip Baker) and Bruton Knowles (Heather Rolt); and Defra staff in London and York for their support, guidance and encouragement. Data analysis was the responsibility of Donald Barr, and Dr Keith Howe contributed the review of the economic rationale for the public funding of farm diversification. Any remaining omissions or errors are the responsibility of the principal authors. The basic information on which this report is based was originally collected on behalf of, and financed by, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and are not necessarily shared by other members of the University or by the University as a whole The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and are not necessarily shared by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |||||||||||||
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