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Agriculture facing huge worker shortage by 2030

There could be 22,000 vacant jobs on farms across the country by 2030, a study done for the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) has found. Without Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs), the number of unfilled jobs could be in the 100,000 range. That staggering figure comes to a sector that has been struggling for years with a chronic domestic worker

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New report from the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council projects job vacancies will surpass 100,000 by 2030 as nearly one-third of agri-workforce retires

OTTAWA, Feb. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At a time when Canadian agriculture continues to struggle with a chronic worker shortage, new data from the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) has found that by the year 2030, there will be more than 100,000 vacant jobs to fill in the industry. This labour market supply and demand forecast is a

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Opinion : Here’s which states could benefit most from migrant labor

Gov. Greg Abbott’s shipping of tens of thousands of confused migrants from Texas to New York City and other blue enclaves over the last two years has little to do with economics. It is about scoring political points (and annoying the hell out of his Democratic counterparts across the Northeast). His arguments revolve around “burden sharing” — that is, unloading the burden of immigration onto political

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‘Overtly racist’: Lawsuit challenges Canada’s migrant farmworker system

Montreal, Canada –“It would be contrary to the whole Canadian belief in freedom of the individual.” The year was 1952, and Canada’s then-minister of immigration, Walter Harris, was rebuffing the idea of tying immigrant farmworkers from Europe to their Canadian employers. “However, it is my opinion that the Canadian people would be entirely opposed to any such practice.” Fifteen years

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A Florida Immigration Law Is Turning Farm Towns Into ‘Ghost Towns’

Moncho had just started building a life in Florida when SB 1718, a broad law targeting both undocumented immigrants and the people in their lives, passed through the state legislature last May. In the weeks that followed, his home stopped feeling like home. He began seeing more cops and state troopers in his town, a predominantly immigrant community. He feared it

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FPOs and farmers groups can set up farm machinery hubs

Farm machinery hubs are meant to enable farmers take crop harvesters on hire for a short time, use them and return them. Karnataka government has issued guidelines to help farmers’ groups set up farm machinery hubs in rural areas. This will enable farmers to take crop harvesters on hire for a short time, use them and return them. The State

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Top 9 Jobs in demand in Estonia to get EU work visa easily in 2024

Few industries in Estonia, like medical professions, agriculture and farming, and manufacturing, are facing labor shortages. For this reason, foreigners are in high demand in Estonia. According to the country’s official statistics, 12,040 job vacancies were recorded in the third quarter of this year. Estonia reported the highest number of shortages among 10 countries, according to the European Labour Authority

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A $500 million lawsuit aims to reveal Canada’s long history of racial discrimination against migrant workers

Due to allegations that the federal government’s migrant worker program is based on racist ideals, the government is being sued. The federal government is the target of the proposed class-action case, which was brought on behalf of migrant workers who worked in Canada for the previous fifteen years. The Toronto Star reports that the case focuses on agricultural workers especially

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I observe the same plantation labor system that has devastated the Caribbean now in Canada

This article is by migrant advocate Chris Ramsaroop My foray into migrant worker organization was accidental. Migrant farm laborers from Mexico staged a wildcat strike in Leamington, Ontario, approximately 300 kilometers southwest of Toronto, in 2001. They were protesting a variety of working and living conditions, including their housing and kitchen facilities. The workers were returned to their place of

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Five Predictions For Food And Agtech In 2024

Food is an inextricable part of our lives. Everybody eats, and nearly half of the world’s population live in households with at least one member employed in agrifood. As we look forward to 2024, uncertainties abound in our food system which has been impacted by an unstable climate, food price inflation, ongoing wars and Washington’s political deadlock including the stalled Farm Bill. From PepsiCoPEP +1.4% to

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UN expert: Canadian migrant laborers are “vulnerable” to contemporary slavery

Migrant laborers Canada’s Montréal- A United Nations expert has cautioned that Canada’s temporary foreign worker programs are a “breeding ground” for contemporary versions of slavery, nearly a year after Jamaican farmworkers in Ontario province reported mistreatment. Tomoya Obokata, the UN’s special rapporteur on new forms of slavery, expressed his dismay on Wednesday, saying that he was “deeply disturbed by the

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How a newcomer might locate jobs in agriculture in Canada

Thousands of foreign laborers are attracted to Canada’s agricultural industry annually. Getting a farming career in Canada as a foreign resident can be a terrific way to increase your income, live comfortably, and support the development of the country’s agricultural sector. Despite the fact that Canada’s core agricultural sector is expanding, there is a severe scarcity of farm laborers. Over

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Marshall is irritated by the notion of changing the temporary visa program for agricultural laborers

TOPEKA — Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas criticized a plan by President Joe Biden’s administration to strengthen enforcement protocols and worker rights for those enrolled in a federal visa program that is increasingly used to fill labor shortages in American agriculture. The Biden administration’s proposed reform, according to Marshall, a Republican member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee,

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Farmers and supporters urge Congress to establish incentives for migrant farmworkers due to a lack of local labor

The summertime harvest of Palisade peaches, Olathe sweet corn, and Rocky Ford melons will soon be enjoyed by Coloradans. However, the producers of such produce have a significant challenge. There simply aren’t enough employees. According to David Harold of the Tuxedo Corn Company in Olathe, “I cannot find domestic workers who want to work seasonally at any price.” On their

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Farmers agree that labor shortages are an issue, but new technologies will help U.S. crops in the upcoming seasons

According to remarks made by attendees at a symposium on soybeans, American farmers anticipate that new technologies will increase productivity on their fields in the upcoming years, but they are concerned about labor availability. Farmers predicted that technical advancements, such as improved soil sampling tools and soy and corn seeds, will lead to increased agricultural yields in the upcoming growing

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The impact of labor shortages on agriculture

The labor force in agriculture is declining and has been for some time. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, there are around 2.4 million farm positions that need to be filled each year, yet the number of workers is drastically decreasing. The shortages are caused by several factors. According to the agriculture bureau, immigrants from South America and Mexico

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Agrifood Brief: AGRI’s got a blank space, baby

It’s well known by now that most of Europe’s agricultural land is in the hands of greying farmers: More than half of farmland is managed by farmers over 55, while only 6% of the total land area is managed by farmers under 35.But while the looming threat of generational renewal has taken centre stage in policy discussions, another kind of

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AgriCareers: Food For Mzansi inspires 90 000 learners in 5 years

Through its AgriCareers roadshows, Food For Mzansi has ignited the aspirations of over 90 000 learners nationwide, encouraging them to explore diverse careers within South Africa’s agricultural sector. This impactful outcome has impressed leaders in agricultural education, praising the publication for inspiring future farmers, managers, researchers, extension officers, and economists. Key stakeholders who contributed significantly to the success of the

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Top 3 industries with maximum jobs in Canada

Fastest growing industries with the most in-demand skills In the below table the details about the growing industries, eligible occupations, salaries offered, number of job vacancies and immigration paths are given in detailed Industry No. of job vacancies Eligible occupations Average salaries offered Immigration paths Healthcare 1,43,800 Registered NursesDoctorsPhysiciansDentistsCare Takers $75000- $123,017 Express EntryFederal Skilled Trades ProgramBritish Columbia PNPAlberta PNPOntario

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Agriculture statistics – family farming in the EU

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) defines a family farm as … an agricultural holding which is managed and operated by a household and where farm labour is largely supplied by that household. Family farms are by far the most common type of farm in the European Union (EU), encompassing a wide range of agricultural holdings (hereafter referred to as farms): from small, semi-subsistence

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Future farms: How European agritechs can capture the North American market

With skyrocketing energy prices, labour shortages, climate change and a rapidly rising global population, farming is a sector under pressure. Agritech has a significant role to play in addressing these challenges; however startups in Europe can be limited by space, capital and access to talent. Established markets in North America could be the answer to cultivating change — with more funding options,

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Which EU regions rely heavily on agriculture?

In 2020, approximately 4.5% of the EU’s total employment, an estimated 9.4 million people, worked within the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector. The vast majority, or 4.2% of total employment, worked in agriculture. The agriculture, forestry and fishing sector continues to be a significant source of employment, particularly in eastern and southern EU countries. Looking at the NUTS 3 regional

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North American, European farmers share common challenges

North American and European agriculture leaders came together in Prince Edward Island recently for the North American European Union Agriculture Conference. Held every two years, this year’s event attracted approximately 280 representatives from European Union (EU) member states, as well as Canada, Mexico and the United States. Although farmers in Canada or Mexico farm under different circumstances than their counterparts in

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Express Entry’s targeted occupations: how many agricultural and agri-food workers does Canada need?

Agriculture and Agri-Food is one of five occupational sectors that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has chosen to prioritize through Express Entry category-based draws in 2023. In an attempt to aid key employment sectors with some of the largest labour market gaps in this country, IRCC introduced category-based selection draws for Express Entry earlier this year. These draws, the

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Canada’s Express Entry Draw #267: Opportunities in Agriculture

In a recent Express Entry draw held on September 28th, Canada invited 600 individuals in Agriculture and Agri-food occupations, reinforcing Canada’s attempt to fulfill the high demand for skilled workers in the field. On September 28, Canada held its 267thExpress Entry Draw, inviting 600 candidates to apply for immigration. This draw focused on individuals with experience in Agriculture and Agri-food

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Canada announces first-ever category-based selection invitations for newcomers with work experience in agriculture and agri-food

The Honourable MarcMiller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, today announced that the first round of invitations for agriculture and agri-food occupations through category-based selection in Express Entry will occur this week. This focus on candidates with experience in the agriculture and agri-food sector—including agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors, and

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Canada announces first-ever category-based selection invitations for newcomers with work experience in agriculture and agri-food

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced changes to Express Entry through category-based selection on May 31, 2023. These changes will help address labour shortages and support economic goals by inviting candidates with specific work experience or French language ability to apply for permanent residence.The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and

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AgriCareers: Meet SAB’s first female director of brewing

In a country that was once marked by a scarcity of black female leaders, Phindi Mthambama stands as a beacon of determination and empowerment. Her remarkable journey from a temporary role at South African Breweries (SAB) at the age of 21 to the pinnacle of success as the first black female director of brewing, is a testament to the power

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Agri-Food Pilot Undergoes Two Changes to Better Fulfill Canada Labor Needs

On August 18, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced two changes to its Agri-Food Pilot program to help address Canada’s labor needs.  These firstly include the expansion of open work permit access to family members of all participants in the Pilot, and secondly the announcement that IRCC is accepting union reference letters to attest to a candidate’s work experience as

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How To Immigrate To Canada As An Agricultural Contractor Or Farm Supervisor

Farms throughout Canada are forecast to suffer a labour shortage over the next eight years with too few agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors to do the tough job of ensuring enough food is produced. The federal Canada jobs hunting and career-planning Job Bank website is forecasting a shortfall of 5,900 of these workers from now to 2031. ”New job openings arising

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Hot Agri-Food Jobs for Express Entry Draws

The Canadian government has recently implemented category-based selection draws in the Express Entry system on the path towards Canadian permanent residency. The category-based selection targets specific occupations with labor market shortages. To address the growing demand for skilled workers, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has included agriculture and agri-food occupations as one of the priority categories. The eligible agriculture

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UK farmers have relied on European migrant workers for decades

A visa scheme for migrant farm workers was in place in some form between 1945 and 2014. Participants were typically students from European countries. The most recent incarnation, the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme, was restricted to Romanian and Bulgarian citizens from 2008. It was then scrapped altogether in 2014. The government considered that demand could be met by EU workers

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US House Members Reintroduce Bill to Alleviate Farm Labor Shortage

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers reintroduced legislation that would provide temporary immigration status for certain agricultural workers to help alleviate labor shortages in the farming sector. The so-called Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which passed the House in 2021 before stalling in Senate, would streamline the process of getting a temporary visa for farm work. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-30/us-house-members-reintroduce-farm-work-immigration-reform-bill

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Canada needs 30,000 new immigrants to fill jobs in its agri sector

According to a Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) research, 40 per cent of Canadian farm operators will retire by 2033, placing agriculture on the cusp of one of the biggest labour and leadership transitions in the country’s history. Canada’s agricultural sector is among the most diverse in the world though the degree of demand for foreign workers differs significantly by

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Canada needs 30,000 new immigrants to fill jobs in its agri sector

Canada needs 30,000 permanent immigrants over the next decade to either start up their own farms, or take over existing ones, to address a looming labour crisis in the agriculture industry, says a new study. According to a Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) research, 40 per cent of Canadian farm operators will retire by 2033, placing agriculture on the cusp

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Canada’s farming future in trouble unless 30,000 immigrants fill gap of retiring farmers, report says

The TFW program only “scratches the surface of the labour shortage,” said Evan Fraser, co-author of the report and director of the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph, where he is a professor of geography. In 2020, Canada started an agriculture-specific immigration pilot program designed to give a path to permanent residency for non-seasonal workers with experience, but it’s set to end

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6 EU Countries That Offer Jobseeker Visas

In addition to the fact that European Union countries attract a large number of foreigners who even plan to live in the bloc’s countries following high living standards, the education system as well as low tax prices, EU countries also need a large number of workforces in order to deal with labour shortages. Besides, the European Commission in January this

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These EU Member States Offer Seasonal Work for Third-Country Nationals

All nationals from third countries, who are legally staying in the EU for a temporary period and whose stay is work-related, are eligible for seasonal work permits. Some of the most common work that temporary workers can engage in under such permits include farming, agriculture, fruit picking, catering, hotel, hospitality, summer camps, ski resorts, as well as babysitting. Here are

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AgriCareers inspires Mpumalanga learners

The town of Morgenzon played host to this year’s Mpumalanga leg of the AgriCareers roadshow, an initiative aimed at inspiring high school learners to consider careers in agriculture. The event, which took place on Wednesday, saw local learners being introduced to the various career paths that the sector has to offer. The Food For Mzansi initiative was hosted at the

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AG Recruitment loses licence to sponsor migrant agricultural workers

AG Recruitment, which had brought more than 1,450 Indonesian nationals to work on farms in the UK last year, has lost its licence as a sponsor of workers on the seasonal workers’ visa (‘SWV’) scheme for agricultural workers. The decision to revoke the licence followed accounts of some workers arriving in the UK with up to £5,000 of debt to brokers and in some

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Are We Nearing Another Farm Crisis?

With the current farm bill expiring in 2023, rising inflation and the global supply chain issues the agriculture industry is facing, are we nearing a farm crisis like we or perhaps another “too big to fail” scenario as we saw in 2008? Whether another crisis is coming or not, farmers are facing obstacles that lenders can help them overcome. Farmers

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What about the health of agricultural workers?

The people who work to grow and harvest the food we eat play a key role in ensuring our good health and proper nutrition. And yet they often do so at the expense of their own health, owing to a combination of factors: the arduous nature of the work, the difficulties accessing the health system for the most precarious workers,

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The extent and makeup of the American agricultural labor force

For a considerable time, the agricultural labor force in the United States has been composed of two distinct categories of workers: (1) self-employed farm operators and their families, and (2) hired laborers. Between 1950 and 1990, there was a long-term fall in both types of employment as mechanization increased agricultural output and decreased the need for labor. The employment rate

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EU project is helping farmers fight labor shortage with robotics

In the European Union, one of the most severe challenges within the agriculture sector is the cost and scarcity of labor. In fact, throughout the pandemic, growers across the region have been either complaining about higher labor costs, or limited access to it altogether. Therefore, to protect the food supply chains in Europe, a new EU project is accelerating the

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EU agriculture statistics: subsidies, jobs, production (infographic)

Agriculture is an important industry for all EU countries and they all receive EU funds through the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). These funds support farmers directly through the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and rural areas, climate action and the management of natural resources through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. The agriculture industry supported 9,476,600 jobs in 2019 and

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Shortage of Farmers in the U.S.

The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. With over 328.9 million population, fewer young people going into agriculture, many industry watchers are concerned about the future of American farming. With fewer young people going into agriculture, many

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Farmers in the EU – statistics

Europe is an important region for the global agricultural industry, both in terms of agricultural land and agricultural production. EU farms used 173 million hectares (ha) of land for agricultural production in 2016. According to the national accounts around 10 million people worked in agriculture in the EU-28 in 2015 and accounted for 4.4 % of total employment. Almost three-quarters

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Farmer labor shortage in Europe

Coronavirus pandemic, several nations, including European countries have mandated lockdowns to contain the spread of the virus, this leads to a shortage of farmers and labor over Europe. The severe shortfall in seasonal workers is threatening the harvests of fruits and vegetables. Many EU fruit and vegetable growers are worried that this lack of manpower will force them to leave

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Canada – Farm labor shortage

Canada is currently the world’s fifth-largest exporter of agricultural goods. The Canadian Agriculture Human Resource Council said Canada’s farm labor deficit is expected to double by 2029 to 123,000 workers, or one in three jobs, as shortages continue to hit the sector’s bottom line. Farmers in Canada have long reported challenges in recruiting farmworkers because the rural-based work traditionally involves

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Australia’s Agricultural Employee Shortage

Australia is the smallest continent and one of the largest countries on Earth, lying between the Pacific and Indian oceans, with a population of 25.36 million, over 325,300 employed in agriculture, forestry, and fishing as of February 2015. Agriculture and its closely related sectors earn $155 billion a year for a 12% share of GDP. The number of people working

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A Food Policy For Canada

Canada’s agriculture and agri-food system are made up of a wide range of stakeholders, each of which plays an essential role in the system as a whole. These stakeholders have a growing interest in food issues, whether they relate to the food itself, the way it is produced, or its role in the economy. A Food Policy for Canada would

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Farm worker shortage in Canada, Ontario

Introduction Beyond the immediate concerns of farm not having enough workers in the coming year, the agricultural sector faces a long-term, structural labour shortage. In the next eight years, Canada faces a shortage of workers for an estimated 123,000 agricultural jobs, with Ontario accounting for the majority of them. It feels like we’re perennially short-handed.” Employment of agricultural workers is

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About Agribusiness

What is Agribusiness? Agribusiness is the combination of “Agriculture and Business”. Agribusiness includes all the terms required to send agricultural goods to market for production and sales. Agribusiness is related to industries that are involved in farming or that produce farm inputs. In terms of the common usage, the “Agribusiness” usually refers to huge Agricultural companies in difference with small.

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Pandemic – Impacts on Agricultural Sectors

Limits on the mobility of people across borders and lockdowns are contributing tolabour shortagesfor agricultural sectors in many countries, particularly those characterized by periods of peak seasonal labour demand or labour-intensive production. For example, newly implemented travel bans within the European Union, as well as the closure of the Schengen Area, have significantly reduced the available workforce for the fruit

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European governments scramble to find farm workers for harvest

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Without rights for farm workers, EU’s food supplies are at risk

European Union institutions and national governments are scrambling to address the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for European farming, vowing that food supplies will not be affected. Procedures for accessing the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidies are being relaxed and funds are being pumped into the sector to keep farmers and businesses afloat. Meanwhile, farming associations have sounded the

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