The cultural landscape is influenced by two processes - man with his intervention and nature when man abandons his activities in a certain area. In addition to the fragmentation of agricultural land and difficult terrain, the overgrowing of agricultural land in Slovenia is also affected by the uneconomical nature of agriculture. The abandonment of farming and the overgrowing of agricultural land is one of the consequences of declining agricultural incomes and increasingly difficult livelihoods with agricultural incomes alone. Those who do not want to give up farming are often choosing other sources of income as part of their livelihood strategies. Supplementary activities provide higher income and improve the economic position of farms, as well as help to maintain farmland, preserve agricultural production and the cultural landscape. The task was to determine the connection between the organization of training for supplementary activities on farms and the registration of new supplementary activities. We were interested whether farmers applied for training to introduce supplementary activities on the farm, and how many of those applying subsequently registered those activities on the farm. We also wanted to find out whether supplementary activities help to preserve the agricultural cultural landscape, rural settlements and agricultural activity. We found that the surveyed providers of supplementary activities did not participate in training specifically because of the introduction of supplementary activities, nor did the courses influence their decision to introduce those activities on the farm. However, the introduction of supplementary activities had the effect that the holders cultivated at least as much or more agricultural land as they otherwise would.
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