Intention to agricultural farm succession: taking into account the topic of gender

Abstract

The research objective of this master thesis is to give insight into what role attitude and gender play among other determining factors with regard to the intention to agricultural farm succession, in order to contribute knowledge to the scientific insights and literature about farm succession and entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector. The research objective leads to the following research question that is central to this study: ‘’What role do attitude and gender play among other determining factors with regard to the intention to agricultural farm succession?’’ Fourteen interviews have been conducted with both male and female respondents who have taken over such an agricultural farm. From the results it seems that attitude-towards-the-act influences the intention to agricultural farm succession the most, supported by elements such as the attractiveness of the lifestyle, the ability of being self-employed, the passion for animals and the enjoyment of the work. Gender appears to play a substantial role because of the striking differences found between men and women with regard to the intention to agricultural farm succession. From this study it therefore seems that attitude and gender play major roles between other determining factors regarding the intention to agricultural farm succession.