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Intergenerational Assistance on Family Farms in Slovenia: Expectations and Practices
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Intergenerational Assistance on Family Farms in Slovenia: Expectations and Practices

Authors

  • Majda Černič Istenič Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana University
  • Duška Knežević Hočevar Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/eec-2013-0005

Keywords

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

Abstract

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 (non-farmers): 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.

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ČERNIČ ISTENIČ, Majda and KNEŽEVIĆ HOČEVAR, Duška. Intergenerational Assistance on Family Farms in Slovenia: Expectations and Practices. Eastern European Countryside. Online. 19 September 2013. Vol. 19, pp. 77-104. [Accessed 6 July 2025]. DOI 10.2478/eec-2013-0005.
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