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Rural employment and agricultural models May 10, 2017. Petra Berkhout Agricultural developments EU-28 Number of holdings decreasing (2010 - 12.2 mio, 2013 -10.8 mio) Labour force decreasing (2007 - 11.8 mio AWU, 2013 - 9.5 mio AWU)

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Rural employment and agricultural models

May 10, 2017. Petra Berkhout

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Agricultural developments EU-28

  • Number of holdings

decreasing (2010 - 12.2 mio, 2013 -10.8 mio)

  • Labour force decreasing

(2007 - 11.8 mio AWU, 2013 - 9.5 mio AWU)

  • Increase farm size

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Number of farms is declining

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20 40 60 80 100 120 2005 2007 2010 2013 Bulgaria France Netherlands United Kingdom Romania

2005=100

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Size of farms is increasing (2005-2013)

  • Number of farms > 100

ha goes up in nearly all MS

  • Rapid decrease of farms

<5 ha

  • Decrease of farms <50 ha

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Long-term development Dutch agriculture

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20 40 60 80 100 120 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2015 Labour Farms Area

1950=100 1950=100

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Trends likely to continue

  • Labour-saving technology is

an important push-factor

  • Number of farmers will

further decrease: in 2013 49% of the farms at EU- level < 2 ha

  • Labour force will decrease
  • Up- and downstream

sectors? Picture less clear

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Trends

  • Scale will increase, as in
  • ther sectors of the

economy

  • Family farm still the most

common organisation

  • But, in agriculture more

issues with financing/take

  • ver
  • More debate in society about

the size

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Trends

  • Main developments have

implications for rural development and land management

  • Agriculture is a job loser
  • Rural and agriculture are no

longer synonymous!

  • What could policy do?

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Three objectives pillar 2

  • Fostering the

competitiveness of agriculture

  • Ensuring the sustainable

management of natural resources, and climate action

  • Achieving a balanced

territorial development of rural economies and communities including the creation and maintenance of employment

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What can the CAP do?

  • CAP is not a proper rural

development policy

  • Poverty reduction
  • Jobs creation
  • Infrastructure
  • Land management
  • This requires a much

broader approach than just agriculture

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What the CAP could do ...

  • Focus payments on the

provision of public goods, like land management

  • Stimulate

innovation/other ways of farming

  • Education – extension
  • Improve on farm value

added (fair share)

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Dutch examples of ‘other’ ways of farming

  • Nature inclusive farming
  • Farmers cooperatives

managing areas for nature/landscape

  • Short chain initiatives
  • Consumer supported

agriculture

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Shifting the focus?

  • Focus in current

agricultural policy on farmer

  • However, farmer is part of

a larger (food) system

  • Key players in the food

chain could be more included to solve environmental/ecological/ social issues

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@CSFA

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FOODSECURE Final Conference Brussels, October 12, 2016

FAgricultural/food systems related to many SDG’s n hearth of many SDGs

Food systems Food systems Food systems Food systems Food systems Food systems Food systems Food systems Food systems Food systems

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Questions?

Petra.Berkhout@wur.nl

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