Farm Succession and Retirement: Some International Comparisons
The increasing age of farmers and the reluctance to transfer management from the owning generation to the successor generation has been well documented by several studies. In this article we review the literature relating to the succession of farm businesses. Drawing on data from the international F...
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| description | The increasing age of farmers and the reluctance to transfer management from the owning generation to the successor generation has been well documented by several studies. In this article we review the literature relating to the succession of farm businesses. Drawing on data from the international FARMTRANSFERS project, we explore attitudes toward retirement and also rates and patterns of succession in several contrasting countries and states in the United States. Lastly, we discuss the implications of the research and provide recommendations for public policies that would enhance the opportunities for successors to succeed in the continuation of the farm family business. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81499897028644429fbbcacaece99e4f2023-08-02T01:30:46ZengLyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food SystemsJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development2152-08012016-10-011110.5304/jafscd.2010.011.00910Farm Succession and Retirement: Some International ComparisonsMatt Lobley0John R. Baker1Ian Whitehead2University of ExeterIowa State UniversityUniversity of PlymouthThe increasing age of farmers and the reluctance to transfer management from the owning generation to the successor generation has been well documented by several studies. In this article we review the literature relating to the succession of farm businesses. Drawing on data from the international FARMTRANSFERS project, we explore attitudes toward retirement and also rates and patterns of succession in several contrasting countries and states in the United States. Lastly, we discuss the implications of the research and provide recommendations for public policies that would enhance the opportunities for successors to succeed in the continuation of the farm family business.https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/10Farm TransfersIntergenerational SuccessionRetirementRetirement AgeSuccessor EffectSuccession Ladder |
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| title | Farm Succession and Retirement: Some International Comparisons |
| title_full | Farm Succession and Retirement: Some International Comparisons |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Farm Succession and Retirement: Some International Comparisons |
| title_short | Farm Succession and Retirement: Some International Comparisons |
| title_sort | farm succession and retirement some international comparisons |
| topic | Farm Transfers Intergenerational Succession Retirement Retirement Age Successor Effect Succession Ladder |
| url | https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/10 |
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