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 Retirement and Succession in Farm Families in New Zealand (South Island) 

Table of Contents

• Credits
• FOREWORD
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER 1 - SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
• CHAPTER 2 - BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
  • 2.1 The Process of Entry into and Retirement from Farming
  • 2.2 Attitudes toward Retirement and Retirement Plans
    • 2.2.1 How Farmers Define Retirement
    • 2.2.2 What Influences Farmers' Retirement?
    • 2.2.3 Age of Retirement
    • 2.2.4 Do Farmers Plan for Retirement
  • 2.3 Farm and Family Stake
  • 2.4 Family Stress and Coping
• CHAPTER 3 - RESEARCH PLANS AND METHODS
  • 3.1 Introduction to the Research Methods
  • 3.2 Description of the Research Areas
  • 3.2.1 Farm Sales
  • 3.3 Research Instrument
  • 3.4 Procedures
    • 3.4.1 Refinement and Field Testing of the Questionnaire
    • 3.4.2 Interviewer Recruitment and Training
    • 3.4.3 Sample Selection and Interview Procedure
    • 3.4.4 Data Management
• CHAPTER 4 - RESULTS
  • 4.1 The Farm Family
    • 4.1.1 Age
    • 4.1.2 Generation
    • 4.1.3 Non-farming Children
    • 4.1.4 Education
  • 4.2 The Farm Business
    • 4.2.1 Source of Income
    • 4.2.2 Principal Operator
    • 4.2.3 Assets and Debts
    • 4.2.4 Farm Status
    • 4.2.6 Farm ownership
  • 4.3 The Process of Entry into and Retirement from Farming
    • 4.3.1 Farm Work
    • 4.3.2 Farm Management
    • 4.3.3 Farm Ownership
  • 4.4 Careers of Work, Management and Ownership
  • 4.5 Attitudes Toward Retirement and Retirement Plans
    • 4.5.1 How Farmers Define Retirement
    • 4.5.2 What Influences Farmers' Retirement
    • 4.5.3 Age of Retirement
    • 4.5.4 Do Farmers Plan for Retirement
    • 4.5.5 Farm and Off-Farm Investments
  • 4.6 Farm and Family Stake
    • 4.6.1 Levels of Stake by Generation and Gender
  • 4.7 Family Stress and Coping
• CHAPTER 5 - DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES
• 1998 Update

Contact for Enquiries

Rural Affairs Coordinator
Sector Performance Policy
MAF Policy
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND

Phone: +64 4 894 0675
Fax: +64 4 4 894 0745
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