The socio-economic transformation that has taken place in Hungary over the last two decades clearly demonstrated that in the villages and on the farms in the Homokhátság (Sand Ridge) region, if the families are engaged only in farming, i.e. in plant cultivation and animal breeding alone, they must expect their livelihood to become increasingly uncertain, it is more and more difficult to earn their livelihood. The fact that they live in the countryside, the existence on farms represents for these families not just the place where their income is being generated, it is much more than that: they are tied to this lifestyle, to that particular land, and to nature with emotional bonds. Many of them were forced by the economic circumstances to make changes; there were some who liquidated their farms, thereby preventing the accumulation of an ever increasing indebtedness; while others made the decision to "stand on more than one leg", and through their involvement in village- and farm tourism they extended the opportunities for the family to increase their income.

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