Farm Growth and Survival: Econometric Evidence for Individual Farms in Upper Austria

Weiss, C.

doi:10.2307/1244454

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“…As determined by Weiss (1999b), Kimhi and Bollman (1999), and Juvančič (2002Juvančič ( , 2006, the probability of farm exit even decreases as the owner's age approaches 43, 44, or 45, but it continually increases after this. Weiss (1999b) connects this with the 'life cycle effect. ' These findings confirm the correctness of the decision to include only owners 45 and older in the sample.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The first study (Weiss 1999a) examined human capital, the off-farm employment, the characteristics of the owner and farm family, and other characteristics of the farm and how they affect its survival. The second study (Weiss 1999b) examined the characteristics of the owner and his/her family, the farm, and the offfarm employment of the owner and his partner and how these affect farm exit. A study of farms in Upper Austria by Stiglbauer and Weiss (2000) describes how the characteristics of the farm family and farm affect the actual succession on the farm and farm exit.…”

Section: Factors In Studies From the Eu Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Factors affecting farm succession: the case of Slovenia

Kerbler¹

2012

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285Farms are most often under the family ownership (as family farms) and they are therefore the only part of society that must ensure its own social and professional reproduction. on family farms, the supervision over the farm management and ownership is transferred within the family between generations (gasson and Errington 1993). Succession on a farm is therefore the basis for a farm's existence and development. According to Laband and Lantz (1983), the succession on family farms is five times more frequent than in other professions and it represents the best example of the intergenerational transfer of physical and human capital. During the socialization process, a potential successor on a farm receives a detailed insight into the work of the farm owner and the farming lifestyle, a direct experience, and an intergenerational transfer of knowledge, and at the same time he/she develops respect for all of this, especially for the land as a primary resource for making a living on the farm. Therefore, according to Laband and Lentz (1983), the transfer of human capital between generations in the same family also represents its enrichment, and at the same time, this increases the value of physical capital -both its actual value as well as the awareness of its value. in order for this to happen, basic conditions must be fulfilled; specifically, that the takeover of the farm and the continuation of farming actually take place, and that the transfer of the farm to the successor take place in a timely manner.one of the major problems of agriculture in developed countries is a reduction in the number of farm takeovers or the transfer of farms to successors. The European Union is trying to stop these negative trends through certain measures. on the one hand, this involves support for young farmers to take over farms, carried out in the form of one-time, non-repayable financial assistance for an easier takeover and a structural adaptation of the farm after takeover; on the other hand, this involves the support for the early retirement of farmers, which is carried out in the form of annual annuities to elderly farmers that stop engaging in the profit-oriented agricultural and forestry activities on the farm as a result of transferring the farm to a successor.As a member state of the European Union, Slovenia is entitled to funds under these measures. Promoting the takeover of farms and their timely transfer is especially important in Slovenia because the state of succession and the age structure of owners on Slovenian farms is very worrisome: according to the official statistics, only 23% of farms have a chosen successor, the average age of owners is over 56, and the share of owners over 55 is more than 55% and increasing. nonetheless, the EU measures, which are primarily based on financial incentives, are too small to keep young people farming in Slovenia and to ensure the timely transfer of farms. Farm succession is very complex and it is therefore hypothesized that economic factors are not the only factors that affect far...

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Factors affecting farm succession: the case of Slovenia

Kerbler¹

2012

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“…agriculture [4,5]. Conversely, other studies support that off-farm employment fosters the structural change in agriculture [6].…”

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“…Several studies have showed that off-farm employment is complementary to farm work and slows down the exit from agriculture [4,5]. Conversely, other studies support that off-farm employment fosters the structural change in agriculture [6]. agriculture [4,5].…”

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Off-Farm Employment and Economic Crisis: Evidence from Cyprus

2018

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Off-farm employment is an important strategy for complementing farm household income and maintaining rural livelihoods. A multilevel logistic regression model was applied to investigate the effect of farm-level and regional-level factors on off-farm employment in Cyprus during the recent economic crisis period. The performance of nonfarm sectors positively affects off-farm employment; a one-percent increase in the share of the secondary and tertiary sector employment increases the likelihood of off-farm work by 9.5 times. The importance of location was also identified. Farm households located in rural areas are 70% less likely to engage in off-farm work than households located in urban areas. The positive effect of educational attainment and the negative effect of farm training confirmed the importance of human capital characteristics on off-farm labour participation. Farm structural factors are also significant determinants of off-farm employment. A one-hectare increase in the farm size decreases the odds of off-farm labour participation by 50%. Operators of crop farming holdings are 4.2 times more likely to work off the farm than operators of livestock and mixed-farming holdings. The results reveal the importance of adopting a multilevel and integrated approach for the analysis of off-farm employment.

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“…Otros son de carácter más general como el nivel de renta, la tasa de desempleo, las tendencias demográficas, la capacidad industrial, las economías de aglomeración, el tipo de interés y la inversión pública en investigación y desarrollo (Zepeda, 1995;Weiss, 1999;Breustedt y Glauben, 2007;Latruffe et al, 2013).…”

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