522 AGRIC. ECON. – CZECH, 56, 2010 (11): 522–531 In the mixed economic model of the rural Croatian regions development (dispersed concept of ruris), an important position belongs to the production poten- tial of agricultural sector because of different climate conditions, relief and soil, which enable growing of numerous cultures 1 . The production structure of Croatian agriculture is dominated by family farms, highly heterogeneous regarding their size and produc- tion: from natural to mixed and highly specialized production. The Agriculture Act, Article 2 (Official Gazette 86/2002) defines the family farm as “an inde- pendent economic and social unit based on ownership and/or exploitation of production resources and family management in carrying out farming activities”. Thus, a family farm (sometimes also referred to as peasant farm) differs from companies, trades and cooperatives registered for agricultural business. In 2009, the Farm Register had 190 672 entries, of which 96% were family farms and 4% agricultural companies and cooperatives (Ministry of Agriculture, Family farm inheritance in Slavonia region, Croatia Dědění rodinných farem v oblasti Slavonie v Chorvatsku Đurđica ŽUTINIĆ, Ivo GRGIĆ Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia Abstract: Te aim of the study was to determine the chances of the Slavonian family farms for social reproduction in the next generation and to determine attitudes of farmers towards some aspects of family farm inheritance and the possible ways of preventing the division of land. Te research was carried out on a sample of 202 family farms. Te analysis showed that the chances to remain as integral production units in the next generation are realistic for only 48% of family farms. Te traditional pattern of behavior is obvious with regard to inheritance and to postponing the transfer of management and control of the farm resources. Te majority of the Slavonian farmers fnd that it would be proper if the state were to intro- duce special measures to regulate the integrity of the land and to ofer subsidies and easements for the “entry” of the young into the agriculture. Key words: family farm, inheritance, successor, Slavonia, Croatia Abstrakt: Cílem předkládané studie bylo vymezit možnosti rodinných farem ve Slavonii vzhledem k sociální reproduk- ci v dalších generacích a vymezit postoje farmářů ve vztahu k některým aspektům dědění rodinných farem a možných cest, jak přitom zabránit drobení půdy. Výzkum zahrnoval vzorek 202 rodinných farem. Analýza ukazuje, že pouze 48 % rodinných farem má reálnou šanci zůstat integrálními produkčními jednotkami v další generaci. Ve vztahu k dědění je zde zřejmé přetrvávání tradičního vzorce a odkládání převodu řízení a kontroly farmy a jejích zdrojů. Převážná část rodinných farmářů ve Slavonii by považovala za vhodné, aby stát zavedl zvláštní opatření k regulaci integrity půdy a nabízel dotace a další formy podpory usnadňující vstup mladé generace do zemědělství. Klíčová slova: rodinná frma, dědický proces, dědictví, následník, Slavonie, Chorvatsko 1 The Croatian territory is divided into three natural and geographical regions: Pannonian and Peripannonian region, mountainous region and Adriatic region. Supported by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia (Project ID: 178-1782223-2360 “Sociodemografska reprodukcija obiteljskih poljoprivrednih gospodarstva – Socio-demographic Reproduction of Fam- ily Farms).