Analysis of the determinants of adoption of organic horticultural techniques in the UK

The determinants of the decision to adopt organic production techniques are examined by applying binomial and multinomial legit techniques to a sample of 237 horticultural producers from the UK. The analysis indicates that or ganic horticultural producers are more likely to be younger, run smaller en terprises and be female than their conventional counterparts, and that ther e are significant non-economic aspects to the decision to adopt organic tec hniques which may be missed in comparative profitability studies. rn additi on, the analysis indicates that thp registered and unregistered organic pro ducers should not be regarded as a homogeneous group, with significant diff erences in terms oft he influence of gender and information sources observe d.