My decision to sell the family farm

被引:48
作者
Kuehne, Geoff [1 ]
机构
[1] CSIRO Ecosyst Sci, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
关键词
Autoethnography; Family farm Farm sale; Place attachment; Identity;
D O I
10.1007/s10460-012-9393-7
中图分类号
S [农业科学];
学科分类号
09 ;
摘要
This paper presents a discussion of my personal experiences of selling a family farm and analyses those experiences using the layered account form of autoethnographic writing. I describe how the cultural influences from family farming led me, a farmer's son, to also become a farmer, why farmers may choose to continue in their occupation sometimes against increasingly negative economic pressures, why I continued farming for as long as I did, and the thoughts and feelings associated with my decision to sell my farm and exit the industry. I discuss the emotions that I experienced and place them in a theoretical context that makes them more understandable to others. Because this paper examines the effects from my decision to retire from farming it makes a contribution to the limited literature on farmers' retirement.
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页码:203 / 213
页数:11
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