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Mobilising Land Mobility in the European Union: An Under-Researched Phenomenon

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  • Conway, Shane Francis
  • Farrell, Maura
  • McDonagh, John
  • Kinsella, Anne

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Interest in land mobility and its impact on the structural development and economic growth of the agricultural sector has grown considerably amid concerns about the ageing European farming population. There have been calls throughout Europe for structural and institutional deterrents obstructing the passage of farmland from the older to younger generation of farmers to overcome this phenomenon and help facilitate generational renewal in agriculture. Nonetheless, gaining access to land is widely reported to be the single largest barrier facing young people attempting to enter farming. Whilst land mobility is given homogenous importance throughout Europe, this view point paper highlights that policies and regulations relating to land differ considerably across EU Member States. There is also a surprising scarcity of literature and academic discussion on access to land in a European context, despite its crucial role in the survival, continuity and future prosperity of the farming industry and the broader sustainability of rural communities. By focussing on the key policy and structural issues hampering access to agricultural land throughout Europe, and using the Republic of Ireland’s Land Mobility Service as a good practice example of how to help facilitate the process, this paper provides a rationale for why a major European study is required to investigate the factors which influence land mobility in each of the 27 EU Member States in order to inform future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plans, particularly in relation to generational renewal objectives.

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  • Conway, Shane Francis & Farrell, Maura & McDonagh, John & Kinsella, Anne, 2020. "Mobilising Land Mobility in the European Union: An Under-Researched Phenomenon," International Journal of Agricultural Management, Institute of Agricultural Management, vol. 9, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ijameu:329795
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.329795
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    1. Conway, Shane Francis & McDonagh, John & Farrell, Maura & Kinsella, Anne, 2018. "Till death do us part: Exploring the Irish farmer-farm relationship in later life through the lens of ‘Insideness'," International Journal of Agricultural Management, Institute of Agricultural Management, vol. 7(1), July.
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