The THE DETERMINATION OF RURAL YOUTH KEEPS BURNING THE FLAME OF FAMILY FARMING SUCCESSION

THE DETERMINATION OF RURAL YOUTH AND SUCCESSION IN FAMILY FARMING

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2021.55.11597

Keywords:

Youth in Agriculture. Family farming. Family Succession.

Abstract

This article aimed to investigate the perspectives of young people from the West of Santa Catarina who work in agriculture in relation to family succession. It addresses the expectations and challenges they face, with a questionnaire, applied to 215 young people linked to 04 educational institutions and three other groups that are coordinated by EPAGRI / CEPAF (Agricultural Research and Technology Diffusion Company of Santa Catarina / Centro de Family Agriculture Research), between November 2016 and September 2018. The choice of entities happened because they are linked to the rural environment and the questionnaire was applied during lectures in extension activities. The research participants are children of farmers from western Santa Catarina aged between 14 and 29 years. With the research it was possible to show that young people show a strong interest in continuing to undertake in agriculture, persevering in family business as a life project, indicating good prospects for succession in family farming.

Author Biographies

Luiz Alberto Nottar, State University of Santa Catarina - UDESC

Graduated in Economic Sciences, Master in Regional Development from Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau (2004) and PhD in Production and Systems Engineering from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2013). He is currently a full professor at the State University of Santa Catarina.

Jacir Favretto, Universidade do Contestado (UnC)

Doutor em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Professor da Universidade do Contestado (UnC). http://lattes.cnpq.br/4749521380411359. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7530-8016. jacirfa@gmail.com

Published

2021-08-12

How to Cite

Nottar, L. A., & Favretto, J. (2021). The THE DETERMINATION OF RURAL YOUTH KEEPS BURNING THE FLAME OF FAMILY FARMING SUCCESSION: THE DETERMINATION OF RURAL YOUTH AND SUCCESSION IN FAMILY FARMING. Development in Question Journal, 19(55), 343–358. https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2021.55.11597