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Gesa Wesseler Team Leader, Rural Development Analyses DG Agriculture and Rural Development

Young farmers in the EU – a force to be reckoned with CEJA Round Table on ENHANCING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE EUROPE Brussels, 27 February 2013. Gesa Wesseler Team Leader, Rural Development Analyses DG Agriculture and Rural Development European Commission. Outline.

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Gesa Wesseler Team Leader, Rural Development Analyses DG Agriculture and Rural Development

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  1. Young farmers in the EU – a force to be reckoned withCEJA Round Table onENHANCING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE EUROPEBrussels, 27 February 2013 Gesa Wesseler Team Leader, Rural Development Analyses DG Agriculture and Rural Development European Commission

  2. Outline • Young farmers and farm size • Young farmers and standard output • Young farmers and labour use • Young farmers and training • "Young farmer" here: less than 35 years old • Based on age classes provided by Eurostat • In CAP policy proposals, young farmers may be up to 40 years old.

  3. Both the number and share of young farmers is going up again There are more young farmers in the new Member States than in the old ones Source: Eurostat, Farm Structure Surveys 2003-2010

  4. Polish regions have the highest shares of young farmers

  5. Young farmers only manage 7.5% of all holdings in the EU(but 30% of farm managers are older than 65 years) Source: Eurostat, Farm Structure Survey 2010

  6. Most of the UAA is managed by middle-aged farmers Source: Eurostat, Farm Structure Survey 2010

  7. The share of UAA managed by young farmers is stabilizing … … mostly due to developments in the EU-N12 Source: Eurostat, Farm Structure Surveys 2003-2010

  8. Farms managed by young farmers are bigger than the average Source: Eurostat, Farm Structure Survey 2010

  9. Young farmers are reaching a high Standard Output (but big differences persist between the old and new Member States) Source: Eurostat, Farm Structure Survey 2010

  10. Young farmers employ more labour per holding than the average Source: Eurostat, Farm Structure Survey 2010

  11. The labour productivity of young farmers is above average Source: Eurostat, Farm Structure Survey 2010

  12. Young farmers are better trained than older ones(especially in the EU-15) Source: Eurostat, Farm Structure Survey 2010

  13. In summary … • Young farmers have a high productive and economic potential. • They are • better trained, • manage bigger farms, • employ more labour and • achieve a higher standard output than the average. • While access to land currently held by older farmers remains a constraint, recent years are showing a positive trend in the setting up of young farmers, especially in the EU-N12.

  14. Thank you!

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