Changing patterns in family agriculture: the case of the Pampa Region, Argentina

CARLAGRAS

Journal of Agrarian Change

Blackwell Publishing

Lugar: Oxford; Año: 2009 vol. 9 p. 345 - 364

1471-0358

In the past few decades, Argentine agriculture has been significantly reorganized.Changes include the marked growth of export production, the need for an increasing level of capital investment and technological incorporation into farms and the restructuring of public intervention. This paper examines the dynamics of farm exit and the adjustments made by capitalized family farmers in the Pampa region.We suggest transformations in family farms are the result of a substantial shift in their main characteristics which historically combined the use of family labour, a certain accumulation capacity and ownership status. In particular, we will discuss the different and changing patterns of farm operations and the adjustments made with respect to work and land tenure.