Prethodno priopćenje
Socioeconomic Typology of Farms from the Viewpoint of their Development and Reproductive Capability
Matija Kovačić
Sažetak
The typology was made on the basis
of the following starting points:
— Object of classification is farm as
a producitonal and social unit within
the production and consumation
dimension are intertwined. Inside the
farm family there is a family nucleus
which consists of the farmer-owner
and his (her) wife (husband), and the
supported family members.
— The basic criterium of typology is
the activity of sigle familiy members
and the fact hether they are employed
off-farm. It is also of un utmost
importance whether those employed
off-farm belong to the family nucleus.
— Further typology criterium is the age
of the family members.
Activity on the farm or employment
off-farm are determined onliy for the
members in an active period od life
(15 — 65 years).
The following 5 types of farms were
determined as well as the type 6 which
represents the ownership residue of a
former farm.
Type 1. Full-time farm: All family
members in the active
period of life ork only on
their farm or they are
supported.
Type 2. Potentially full-time
farm: Only those members of
family who do not belong to
the family nucleus are
employed off-farm.
Exceptionally, those farms on
which of the four members
of family nucleus in the
active period of life one is
off-farm and the other three
represent at at least two full labour
forces, could ranged in this group too.
Type 3. Part-time farm: At least one of
the productionally active members of
family nucleus works exclusively on
the farm; at the same time at least
one these members is employed
off-farm. Type 4. Supplementary farm: All the
productionally active members of
family are employed off-farm, they are
engaged in agriculture exclusively in
their free time.
Type 5. Senior farm: All the family
members are older than 64 years and
they are still (at least some of them)
actively engaged in agriculture.
Type 6. Agriculturally non-active farm:
Households in possession of
agricultural land but which are not
engaged in agriculture any more.
By the comparison of classification of
about 450 farms from a small region
(investigated in 1981.) according to 3
different typologies (2,4 and the
defined 6 groups) and by the analysis
of several characteristical data on
farms, the author has illustrated the
applicability of the suggested typology.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
119618
URI
Datum izdavanja:
20.12.1982.
Posjeta: 1.330 *