Projects / Programmes
The Typology of Farm Families in Slovenia
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 4.03.08 |
Biotechnical sciences |
Plant production |
Economics of agro-food processing and rural development |
| Code |
Science |
Field |
| S213 |
Social sciences |
Social structures |
| S187 |
Social sciences |
Agricultural economics |
farm family, typology, traditional farm family in decay, vital traditional farm family, vital democratic farm family, decision-making, leader method, Slovenia
Researchers (2)
| no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
00518 |
PhD Ana Barbič |
Plant production |
Head |
1997 - 1999 |
300 |
| 2. |
11616 |
PhD Alenka Verbole |
Plant production |
Researcher |
1998 - 1999 |
15 |
Abstract
Computer processing of the data on 29 characteristics of farm families, principals/husbands, principals/wives and farms by applying the leader method identified three groups/types of farm families in Slovenia: vital democratic, vital traditional and traditional farm family in decay. Among 780 farm families studied, the types of vital democratic (37.7%) and vital traditional (36.8%) farm families are almost equally represented while there is a bit smaller number (25.5%) of traditional farm families in decay. Nevertheless, it is expected that in the near future on each fourth Slovenian farm family the farming will be abandoned. It means that their farm land will be grew over or sold.
Among three farm family types there are the highest similarity between vital democratic and vital traditional farm families. But while they have in common their ''''vitality'''', they differ enormously in being either ''''democratic'''' or ''''traditional''''. Either of the two characteristics are related to the farm family member(s) taking decision on issues related to the family/household and the farms as well as to the member(s) who are arranging issues related to the family and to the farm in the offices of local self-government or in agricultural co-operatives. Within vital democratic families decisions about common issues are as a rule taken jointly by husband and wife with other farm family members participating. They cooperate also in arranging family and farm issues in local self-government and in agricultural co-operatives. On the contrary, within vital traditional families all decisions are as a rule taken by the principal/husband who also deals with the family and the farm issues at the municipality or in the agricultural co-operative.
