Which variables influence the succession process in family farms? A literature review

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Table 2

Descriptive statistics of the farmer variables.

Statistiques descriptives des variables de l’agriculteur.

Variables	Relationship with farm succession
	Positive relationship	% from included	Negative relationship	% from included	Not effect	% from included	Not included	% from all quantitative papers
Farmer age	13	68	2	10	4	22	10	34
Farmer gender¹	4	57	3	43	0	0	22	76
Farmer degree	7	41	8	47	2	12	12	41
Marital status	2	40	1	20	2	40	24	83
Off-farm job	2	13	6	40	7	47	14	48
Average not included							16	55

Source: prepared by the authors.

Positive relationship refers to a better probability of succession if the principal farmer is a man.

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