Farm size as a factor of employment and income of members of family farms

Abstract

Based on data collected through a survey of 35 family farms in Vojvodina, specialized in the market-oriented agricultural production, the interdependence of the size of family farm and structure of field crop production was studied, and its impact on the employment of permanent members actively employed in agriculture and their income. It was found that with an increase of farm size from 20 to 100 ha, the utilization of the available fund of working hours of active members increases by almost 2 times. In addition, with an increase in the size of the farm and increase in the share of industrial crops in the structure of field crop production, income per active member of the family household employed in agriculture also exhibits a tendency to increase. Income per active member, on the farms of 50-100 ha, is 3.6 times higher than the income generated on farms of 10-20 ha in size.

Na osnovu podataka prikupljenih metodom ankete na 35 porodičnih gazdinstava sa područja Vojvodine specijalizovanih na tržišno orijentisanu ratarsku proizvodnju u ovom radu je ispitivana međuzavisnost veličine porodičnih gazdinstava i strukture ratarske proizvodnje na zaposlenost aktivnih članova stalno zaposlenih u poljoprivredi i njihov dohodak. Ustanovljeno je da se sa povećanjem veličine gazdinstva sa 20 na 100 ha povećava iskorišćenost raspoloživog fonda radnog vremena aktivnih članova stalno zaposlenih u poljoprivredi za skoro 2 puta. Pored toga, sa povećanjem veličine gazdinstva i povećanjem učešća industrijskih biljaka u strukturi setve, dohodak po aktivnom članu gazdinstva stalno zaposlenom u poljoprivredi takođe ispoljava tendenciju porasta. Na gazdinstvima veličine 50-100 ha dohodak po aktivnom članu 3,6 puta je veći od dohotka ostvarenog na gazdinstvima veličine poseda 10-20 ha.