Over recent years an issue of generational renewal in agriculture of the European Union is treated as a topical challenge. This talking-point is critical to uphold viable agriculture in the long run. The paper provides an analysis of the main criteria empowering the measurement of the scale of a generational renewal‘s problem and sets a baseline for the analysis of demographic viability of Lithuanian farmer and family farms. The research is based on the of results of the Agricultural Cen-sus of the Republic of Lithuania 2010. The paper analyses a situation of demographic viability of farmer and family farms by type of farming and economic size units, covers the issues of gender ba-lance of farm holders and their family members, compares the nature of farmer and family farms‘ demographic viability in Lithuanian municipalities.
Keywords: ageing, agriculture, gender, viability.
JEL Codes: J19, J43, Q10.
Jurkėnaitė, N. 2013. Lietuvos ūkių demografinis gyvybingumas, Management theory and studies for rural business and infrastructure development = Vadybos mokslas ir studijos - kaimo verslų ir jų infrastruktūros plėtrai 35(4): 544-553. (ISSN 1822-6760 (print) / ISSN 2345-0355 (online)) [EBSCO host: Business source complete nuo 2006 (EBSCO sąrašas) Central & Eastern European Academic Source nuo 2006 (EBSCO sąrašas); Ulrich’s; IndexCopernicus].
