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The characterisation of these links deserves further investigation that can be
performed at the regional level only because it requires a description of the
non-commodity outputs supplied (and thus more precision in the data used).

Jointness at the Farm Gate in a Region

From a set of FADN farms in the Auvergne NUTS two region, we used the method
developed by Perret (2006) to assess whether farms fulfil different functions.
Once the existence of multifunctionality was determined, we analysed the origin
of jointness in these farms and performed a qualitative assessment of jointness
between commodity and non-commodity outputs at the farm scale. Using only
expertise and FADN data it is was not possible to analyse all the functions
depicted in Table 2.3 at the farm scale. These functions were approached by a set
of indicators:

- F2: farm-gate food provider:

- ind 02 This indicator has the value one if the farm processes agricultural

products into ready-to-sell food (and zero otherwise).

- F4: contribution to rural viability:

- ind 7-1 Contribution to the maintenance of rural viability when the farm is

located in a low density rural area. This indicator has the value one when the
number of on-farm households is greater than two and the farm is located in
a low-density area and the value zero when the number of on-farm house-
holds is less than two or if the information is not precise enough so that this
indicator cannot be assessed.

- ind 7-2 Contribution to the maintenance of rural viability when the farm is

located in an area frequented by tourists. In this case, the role of farms is
more important to the maintenance of scenery rather than in terms of provid-
ing employment (that already exist through tourism). This indicator has the
value one when the farm, located in an area frequented by tourists, breeds
cattle and the value zero if this is not the case or if the information is not
precise enough so that this indicator cannot be assessed.

- F5: employment:

- ind 9 Family employment. This indicator has the value one if total family

employment on the farm exceeds one unit of farm employment, and the value
zero if this is not the case.

- ind 10 Farm employment. This indicator has the value one when paid labour

minus seasonal employment is greater than 0.5 units of farm employment,
and the value zero if this is not the case.

- ind 11 Seasonal employment. This indicator has the value one when seasonal

employment exceeds 0.2 units of farm employment and the value zero if this
is not the case.