La modernización de la explotación agraria en Castilla y Leónempresarios agrarios y propietarios agrícolas

Abstract

The availability of abundant statistical information, contrary to what normally happens, has allowed us to establish a suggestive work hypothesis, usually not considered in the approaches of politicians and experts on land use and territorial management of the agricultural and rural world of Castile and Leon. In fact, during the XXI century agriculture has continued its inexorable path towards modernization and integration into global markets, which has produced a radical reduction in the number of farms and a professionalization and entrepreneurial management of those who have remained. And while these events may seem an agrarian crisis, and thus are often interpreted, they are not, except in certain branches (milk…), as the agrarian crisis ended more than a decade ago. Today, however, we are witnessing a modernization which includes two types of farmers, the entrepreneurs and the rest, including a large group of owners of little economic significance, and an increasing number of Part Time Farmers, complementary to entrepreneurs.