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Le cycle démographique des exploitations agricoles dans le Charolais

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  • J. Cavailhès

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[fre] A partir de l'exemple de la région charolaise, l'auteur montre comment le dimensionnement de l'exploitation agricole fluctue selon les phases du cycle démographique des familles (période étudiée 1955-1980). Le renouvellement du chef d'exploitation est préparé par une forte croissance du capital d'exploitation et du foncier ; la phase de renouvellement elle-même est, à l'inverse, plutôt marquée par une pause dans la formation du capital. Les phases de maturité ou de pré-retraite se traduisent souvent par une décapitalisation importante, sauf si s'enclenche la perspective d'un nouveau cycle. . Ces aspects cycliques de la formation du capital ont des conséquences importantes pour le financement. Les sommes en jeu sont en effet considérables : 75 000 francs par an de formation de capital pour les exploitations préparant le renouvellement, entre 1970 et 1979 ; d'autre part les à-coups résultant de la succession des générations sont plus sensibles qu'auparavant. [eng] On the example of the Charolais region, the autor shows how the size of the farm varies according to the demographic family cycle (period of study : 1955-1980). The renewal of the farm operator is prepared by a fast growth of working capital and land ; the renewal phase itself, by contrast, is usually characterized by a pause in capital accumulation. During the maturity and pre-retirement phases, there is usually an important reduction in capital, unless there is a prospect for a new cycle. . These cyclical features of capital formation have important implications for the financing of agriculture. The amounts involved are very large : 75 000 francs per year of capital accumulation for farms preparing the renewal of the operator between 1970 and 1979. In addition, the shocks resulting from the succession of generations are more significant now than in the past.

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  • J. Cavailhès, 1987. "Le cycle démographique des exploitations agricoles dans le Charolais," Économie rurale, Programme National Persée, vol. 181(1), pages 66-72.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:recoru:ecoru_0013-0559_1987_num_181_1_3853
    DOI: 10.3406/ecoru.1987.3853
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