Intergenerational Assistance on Family Farms in Slovenia: Expectations and Practices

• Authors: Majda Černič Istenič , Duška Knežević Hočevar
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The ageing in farm population in Slovenia is accompanied by a diminishing interest of the younger generation in farming. Hence, measures for early retirement of farmers and assistance to young farmers were introduced in 2004 and 2005. Some results of two ensuing studies are presented here: the survey Generations and Gender Relations on Slovenian Farms (2007) and ethnographic study on intergenerational solidarity (2009). The survey findings reveal that through intergenerational assistance farm population, especially the beneficiaries of both measures, shows specific characteristics compared to other observed groups (nonfarmers): stronger reliance on their own family resources and weaker dependence on state resources. The survey findings are further upgraded by the ethnographic results, explaining more in-depth from a life-course perspective the complex dynamics and background of intergenerational assistance on family farms.

Keywords

EN

family farms; ageing; intergenerational assistance; rural development; policy measures; Slovenia

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Eastern European Countryside
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 19
• Pages: 77-103

Dates

published

2013-12-01

online

2014-02-28

Contributors

author

Majda Černič Istenič

author

Duška Knežević Hočevar

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/eec-2013-0005