Family Farm Inheritance in Slavonia Region, Croatia

The aim of the study was to determine the chances of Slavonian family farms for social reproduction in the next generation and determine attitudes of farmers towards some aspects of family farm inheritance and possible ways of preventing division of land. The research was carried out on a sample of 202 family farms. The analysis showed that chances to remain as integral production units in the next generation are realistic for only 48% of family farms. The traditional pattern of behavior is obvious with regard to inheritance and to postponing transfer of management control of the farm resources. The majority of the Slavonian farmers find that it would be proper if the state were to introduce special measures to regulate integrity of the land and offer subsidies and easements for “entry” of the young into the agriculture.