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integr ated peasant economy in a compar ative perspective
sion, 2015). For example, in 2014, the percentage producer support estimate
(%PSE), which represents policy transfers to agricultural producers, ex-
pressed as a share of gross farm receipts, was 18.1% for the EU-28, 49.5% for
Japan and 60.2% for Norway (OECD, 2016). These data sets provide oppor-
tunities for further research on various aspects of the evolution of agricul-
tural holdings and farming developments, including income diversification
of agricultural holdings in the integrated agricultural households and ru-
ral development.
Conclusion
This study has aimed to explain the meaning of concepts, historical evolu-
tion and co-existence in theoretical and empirical concepts that have led to
the concept of integrated peasant or agricultural holding or rural house-
hold economy: first, from part-time farming to pluriactivity and pluriacti-
ve households, then to different types of off-farm employment and vario-
us drivers of non-farm sources of total family (peasant) income, and finally
to an integrated and inclusive rural development and various types of di-
versification of employment and incomes of agricultural holdings and ru-
ral families.
Definitions, concepts and practical experiences of pluriactivity, part-
time farming and farm diversification in an integrated and inclusive agricul-
tural and rural household development in contemporary economics differ
due to the diversity of agricultural holdings, specific situations in rural ar-
eas and thus associated different on- and off-farm employment and income
diversification survival strategies in an evolution of integrated and sustain-
able long-term development. These specific agricultural holdings, rural and
economy specific characteristics can be observed between the countries and
evolution in development over time. The diversities between countries and
within the country regional diversities, specific and complex agricultural
holding and rural characteristics have aimed to be harmonised and stan-
dardised by the statistics. In this context they have been conceptualised and
developed in to comparable data at least between the EU countries, includ-
ing for Slovenia with the FADN data set, with censuses of agricultural hold-
ings or FSS data sets and with needs of national accounts statistics. The con-
cept of pluriactivity is related to the farm manager with the existence of
non-farm OGAs for the farmer carried out for remuneration. The concept
of farm diversification is related to the creation of non-farm work gainful ac-
tivity directly related to the agricultural holding.
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sion, 2015). For example, in 2014, the percentage producer support estimate
(%PSE), which represents policy transfers to agricultural producers, ex-
pressed as a share of gross farm receipts, was 18.1% for the EU-28, 49.5% for
Japan and 60.2% for Norway (OECD, 2016). These data sets provide oppor-
tunities for further research on various aspects of the evolution of agricul-
tural holdings and farming developments, including income diversification
of agricultural holdings in the integrated agricultural households and ru-
ral development.
Conclusion
This study has aimed to explain the meaning of concepts, historical evolu-
tion and co-existence in theoretical and empirical concepts that have led to
the concept of integrated peasant or agricultural holding or rural house-
hold economy: first, from part-time farming to pluriactivity and pluriacti-
ve households, then to different types of off-farm employment and vario-
us drivers of non-farm sources of total family (peasant) income, and finally
to an integrated and inclusive rural development and various types of di-
versification of employment and incomes of agricultural holdings and ru-
ral families.
Definitions, concepts and practical experiences of pluriactivity, part-
time farming and farm diversification in an integrated and inclusive agricul-
tural and rural household development in contemporary economics differ
due to the diversity of agricultural holdings, specific situations in rural ar-
eas and thus associated different on- and off-farm employment and income
diversification survival strategies in an evolution of integrated and sustain-
able long-term development. These specific agricultural holdings, rural and
economy specific characteristics can be observed between the countries and
evolution in development over time. The diversities between countries and
within the country regional diversities, specific and complex agricultural
holding and rural characteristics have aimed to be harmonised and stan-
dardised by the statistics. In this context they have been conceptualised and
developed in to comparable data at least between the EU countries, includ-
ing for Slovenia with the FADN data set, with censuses of agricultural hold-
ings or FSS data sets and with needs of national accounts statistics. The con-
cept of pluriactivity is related to the farm manager with the existence of
non-farm OGAs for the farmer carried out for remuneration. The concept
of farm diversification is related to the creation of non-farm work gainful ac-
tivity directly related to the agricultural holding.
430
