Ūkininkų ūkių veiklos diversifikacija kaip kaimo vietovių vystymą skatinanti priemonė
LTStraipsnyje nagrinėjama ūkininkų ūkių veiklos diversifikacijos, kaip vienos iš kaimo plėtros priemonių, reikšmė kaimo vietovių vystymui. Struktūriniai pokyčiai žemės ūkyje lėmė būtinybę didinti kaimo ekonominių veiklų įvairovę. Atliktas tyrimas parodė, kad diversifikacijos taikymą ūkininkai siejo su asmeniniais tikslais ir motyvais, realiai gaunama nauda – siekiu padidinti pajamas, pagerinti ūkio narių užimtumą, racionaliau panaudoti turimus ūkio išteklius. Tačiau asmeninių tikslų siekimas ir realizavimas taip pat lėmė kokybinius ir kiekybinius, tiek teigiamus, tiek neigiamus pokyčius kaimo vietovėse. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Diversifikacija; Kaimo vietovių vystymas; Parama; Ūkininkų ūkis; Development of the campaign; Diversification; Farmer farm; Farmers farm; Rural Development; Support; Using.
ENAgricultural policy for rural development policy is becoming due to the new challenges involved in agricultural business. The toward structural changes that accelerated the decline in the number of workers in agriculture. The rapid decline of the employment of rural inhabitants in agricultural, they have to look for other activities and livelihoods. One of the organization's business development strategy is diversification. One of the special features of diversification application to agricultural business organizations is the fact that diversification is also one of the rural development tool, i. e. one of the ways to tackle unemployment, falling living standards and socio-economic problems of rural areas. Thus, it meets the objectives of the national interest and to this it is supported by financial means. The research problem is concerned with expediency of support for diversification of farming activities, or is it realizable objectives of rural development policy (public interest) by supporting farmers? The aim of research – to assess consequence of farmer's farm activity diversification for development of rural areas. An investigation showed that application of the diversification of the farmers were linked to personal goals and motives, the actual benefits – on purpose to increase income, to improve agricultural employment, to use more rational of available economic resources. However, striving of personal goals and implementation also resulted in qualitative and quantitative, both positive and negative developments in rural areas.Farmers farm diversification have contributed to the increase of rural areas attractiveness, to the reduce of demographic processes averse in rural areas. Diversification of farmer's farm activity have significantly improved the quality of life of rural people and in solving social and economic problems. Diversification of activity lead to increase of income, create of new / additional jobs not only the farm family members, but also for other rural inhabitants, create a healthy environment, promote healthy lifestyles, support social ties with neighbours. Significance of diversification of farmer's farm activity for the quality of life was ambiguous. An investigation showed that in some cases, relations between people become worse, was disturbed a rest of local residents, increased traffic, noise, etc. Observations, discussions with farmers and members of rural communities revealed that the impact of diversification on the sociocultural development of rural areas mostly depends on the moral values of the people, which predetermine the life quality of the person and the rural community as a whole. Performed case studies have shown that farmers' farm diversification was / is important as a implement of rural development promotion. It is important to note also the fact that rural development is long process. Farmer 's farm diversification is still sufficiently innovative process in rural areas. In most studied cases, the application of diversification is still in development stage and expected in the future importance of its positive development in rural areas should increase. [From the publication]
