Stressors, Barriers and Facilitators Faced by Australian Farmers When Transitioning to Retirement: A Scoping Review

Farms in Australia are largely family owned and managed. Complex interactions between farming history, traditions, family, business, succession, identity and place can lead to difficulties in planning for retirement for farmers. Due to the significant implications of this for farmers' health an...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2023-01, Vol.20 (3), p.2588
Main Authors: Fletcher, Chloe M E, Stewart, Louise, Gunn, Kate M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Agricultural economics
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Australia
Corporate planning
Database searching
Family farms
Farm management
Farmers
Farming
Farms
Farmworkers
Fisheries
Generations
Humans
Literature reviews
Qualitative research
Retirement
Review
Reviews
Social networks
Social organization
Succession planning
Superannuation
Traditions
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Summary:Farms in Australia are largely family owned and managed. Complex interactions between farming history, traditions, family, business, succession, identity and place can lead to difficulties in planning for retirement for farmers. Due to the significant implications of this for farmers' health and wellbeing, there is a clear need to determine how farmers may be best supported through the work-to-retirement transition. This scoping review summarises the literature on Australian farmers' retirement experiences and the stressors they face during this transition. Barriers and facilitators that may hinder or help farmers were also explored. The relevant peer-reviewed literature was identified through database searching and the grey literature was collected via a web-based search. Seven studies were included in the review. Poor health and diminishing capacity to work was identified as a key stressor related to retirement. Other drivers of stress (i.e., pressure to live up to farming ideals, perceiving retirement as a threat to self-identity and financial concerns) overlapped with barriers to retirement. Farmers identified gradual transition, strong social networks, variety in interests and activities and early financial and succession planning as key facilitators of retirement. Findings will help inform the development of interventions to assist Australian farmers through this challenging stage of their lives.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20032588