Farm investment and the filière: the influence of internal and external environments on subsidised investment in greenhouse agriculture in Northeast Portugal
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This paper presents the preliminary results of the research-in-progress on the 1990-95 subsidised investment boom
in greenhouse agriculture in the Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro region, in Northeast part of Portugal. The primary aims
of the initial phase of this research are: (1) to build a profile of the type of farmers involved, (2) to evaluate the impact
and the sustainability of the investments made, (3) to identify important economic and institutional actors in the
preparation, submission and implementation phases of subsidised farm modernisation.
The conclusions, so far drawn, underline the hypothesis that the success or failure of those investments cannot be
explained merely in terms of factors associated with the farm enterprise's "internal environment". Both improved
analysis and policy making depend on a careful assessment of the respective roles played by all key actors in the
investment process - including other firms in the "filière", government agencies and the technical consultants
involved in designing investment plans.