Over three million farms were lost and eight hundred farms disappeared every day during the decade from 2010 to 2020. Those losses were mainly due to a lack of young farmers willing to take over their family holdings.
That’s according to the EU Agriculture Commissioner, Janusz Wojciechowski. He was speaking (last night) in the European Parliament where MEPs will vote today on a report on ensuring food security in the European Union. The average age of a farmer in the bloc is now fifty seven (57). And over a third of farmers are over sixty five (65) years old.
The Commissioner says the key to tackling generational renewal lies not only in agricultural policies but in other EU policies as well. He’s advocating for rural residents to have the right to the same living conditions as city dwellers.
Out words: rural residents
Dur: 00:27
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