New succession models in rural properties: a study of generational transfer

Abstract

This study identifies and examines new succession models established on rural properties as a form of generational transfer, replacing the traditional succession model widely discussed in the literature. The research was conducted in the Northwest region of Rio Grande do Sul, using rural properties with ongoing succession processes as units of analysis. In addition to the traditional succession model (defined as the model in which the successor inherits the management and assets of the property from their parents, resides on the property, carries out its activities, and is responsible for supporting their parents in old age), four other models were identified: 1) the son lives on the property while the parents reside in an urban area; 2) the son lives on the parents' property, but in a separate house; 3) the son lives in a rural area on a different property; and 4) the son lives in an urban area but performs activities on the parents' property. Although these models differ from the traditional succession model, the young people involved are considered by their parents to be successors, and they similarly recognize themselves as such.

Keywords: rural producers; successors; cooperativism; young.