Agricultural production in the 21st century, on the other hand, is concentrated on a smaller number of large, specialized farms in rural areas where less than a fourth of the U.S. population lives. The number of farms in the United States for 2019 is estimated at 2,023,400, down 5,800 farms from 2018. Total land in farms, at 897,400,000 acres, decreased
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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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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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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 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 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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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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