Estonian family farms in transition: a study of intangible assets and gender issues in generational succession

► Intangible assets are critical in land transfer especially during the Soviet period. ► The emotional value of the farmhouse was transferred to the next generation. ► Emotional values are significant for development of responsibility among successors. ► If daughters inherited it was mostly because of the absence of male successors. ► Men's knowledge is often still the most valued when deciding on the successor.