Generation Change in Agriculture: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Results
3.1. Barriers to Generational Change
3.2. Family Factor in Generational Change
3.3. Education and Knowledge Transfer
3.4. Urban Migration of Young People
3.5. Digitalization and Modern Farming Practices
3.6. Sustainability and Climate Change
3.7. High Administrative Burdens, Low Income of Farmers, and a Weak Bargaining Position
3.8. Land Mobility
3.9. Supporting Measures and Main Barriers to Generational Change
3.10. Policy Implications
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
1 | PRISMA stands for Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. It is an evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. |
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Borda, Á.J.; Sárvári, B.; Balogh, J.M. Generation Change in Agriculture: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Economies 2023, 11, 129. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies11050129
Borda ÁJ, Sárvári B, Balogh JM. Generation Change in Agriculture: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Economies. 2023; 11(5):129. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies11050129
Chicago/Turabian StyleBorda, Áron József, Balázs Sárvári, and Jeremiás Máté Balogh. 2023. "Generation Change in Agriculture: A Systematic Review of the Literature" Economies 11, no. 5: 129. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies11050129