Differentiating farmers: opening the black box of private farming in post-Soviet states
| Autor: | Lee-Ann Sutherland |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Economic growth
050204 development studies media_common.quotation_subject Agrarsoziologie Sociology & anthropology 0502 economics and business Succession planning Economics Post-Soviet states Rural sociology Agricultural productivity media_common Agribusiness 2. Zero hunger business.industry 05 social sciences 050209 industrial relations Investment (macroeconomics) Rural Sociology Independence Agriculture Soziologie Anthropologie Farming typologies Farming styles Post-Soviet agrarian change Russian agriculture Bulgarian agriculture ddc:301 business Agronomy and Crop Science |
| Zdroj: | Agriculture and Human Values |
| Popis: | This paper addresses the question of farmer objectives associated with private farming in Eastern Europe. Drawing on qualitative interviews with private farmers in Bulgaria and southern Russia, the instrumental objectives of business development and job-replacement consistent with recent literature are demonstrated, but also intrinsic, social, and personal objectives, such as enjoyment of agricultural production, desire for independence, and proving oneself. These objectives are described in relation to associated farm size, investment practices, and succession plans, resulting in five idealized farming types which are similar in the two study states: agribusinessmen, primary farmers, pluriactive farmers, reluctant farmers, and minority horticulturalists. It is argued that differences in farming objectives have important implications for farming longevity and succession, opening up a research agenda for the study of private farming in post-Soviet states. |
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