Farmers’ Attitude Towards Succession and Unconventional Tenures: Providing recommendations on unconventional tenures for new entrants
Authors
Hauge, Lise Møller ; Pedersen, Mette Zarpegaard
Term
4. term
Publication year
2016
Submitted on
2016-05-26
Pages
252
Abstract
I dette speciale undersøger vi, hvad der motiverer og hæmmer både nye landmandsaspiranter og etablerede landmænd i forhold til ejerskifte (overdragelse af en bedrift) og ukonventionelle drifts- og ejerskabsformer (andre måder at få adgang til eller drive en gård end selveje og enkeltmandsvirksomhed). Vi giver også praktiske anbefalinger til potentielle nye landmænd. Vi anvender Adele Clarkes Situational Analysis, en kvalitativ tilgang, der kortlægger de aktører, ideer og rammer, som præger en situation. Grundlaget er semistrukturerede interviews med to landbrugsstuderende, en landbrugsskoleforstander, tre etablerede landmænd, en ung nytilkommer og en landbrugskonsulent. Vi udarbejdede situationskort og identificerede ti temaer, der rammesætter analysen. Resultaterne viser, at mange års tradition—særligt opfattelsen af, at den rigtige vej er enkeltmandsdrift og selveje—skaber skepsis over for utraditionelle ejerskifter og ukonventionelle aftaler. Vellykkede forløb forudsætter tillid og forpligtelse mellem den etablerede landmand og den nye. Nye aktører bliver mere motiverede og styrkede, når de føler sig selvstændige og deltager i investeringerne på bedriften. Familie og landbrugsskoler har stor indflydelse på holdninger til ejerskifte, alternative samarbejdsformer og ukonventionelle aftaler. Nytilkomne, der vælger utraditionelle veje, kommer oftere fra mindre byer eller byområder end fra landdistrikter. Landbrugsregler og lovgivning udgør desuden store barrierer. De interviewede landmænd pegede på fire typer af ukonventionelle aftaler. Med udgangspunkt i deres forslag og litteraturen foreslår vi en kombineret model, som gør det muligt for nye at indgå partnerskab med en etableret landmand via trinvis buy-in i virksomheden og dermed tage skridt mod at blive selvstændige landmænd.
This master's thesis examines what motivates and holds back both newcomers to farming and established farmers regarding farm succession (passing a farm from one farmer to the next) and unconventional tenure arrangements (non-traditional ways to access or operate a farm besides sole ownership and freehold). It also outlines practical recommendations for potential newcomers. We use Adele Clarke’s Situational Analysis, a qualitative approach that maps the people, ideas, and conditions shaping a situation. The study is based on semi-structured interviews with two agricultural students, an agricultural school headmaster, three established farmers, a young new entrant, and an agricultural consultant. We developed situational maps and identified ten themes that frame the analysis. Findings show that decades of agricultural tradition—especially the belief that the proper path is sole proprietorship and freehold—create skepticism toward non-traditional succession and tenure. Successful arrangements depend on trust and commitment between the established farmer and the newcomer. New entrants are more motivated and empowered when they feel independent and contribute investment in the holding. Family and agricultural schools strongly influence newcomers’ attitudes toward succession, alternative farm constellations, and unconventional tenure. New entrants who pursue untraditional routes tend more often to come from small towns or cities rather than rural communities. Agricultural regulations and legislation are also major barriers. Interviewed farmers pointed to four types of unconventional tenure. Building on their suggestions and the literature, we propose a combined model that enables newcomers to enter a partnership with an established farmer through a staged buy-in to the business, creating a pathway toward independent farming.
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