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The average age of a farmer in Canada is 56 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220511/dq220511a-eng.htm https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quot

by acover 4y ago

The average age of a farmer in Canada is 56 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220511/dq220511a-eng.htm https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220511/dq220...

fomine3 4y ago
Here in Japan, average 67.9yo. Industry is going to die.
- kwere 4y ago
  how much is the average farmer net income? in italy, as a son of farmers i see the biggest problem being the average size of holdings, too small to live on with the peace of mind, and the really absymal ROE of the sector, below 2%, making it impossible to expanding with debt in the industry. like, i would need 1.8 M euros of capital in farming (cereals + meat calfs) to give a family a BARELY MIDDLE class lifestyle.
  - fomine3 4y ago
    Average net profit is very low ($10K) but it's because majority of farmers are old small family, They also receive pension, may work on another part time job, eat their own veges, and do barter exchange. Average net profit for full-timer (under 65yo) is also lower ($30K) but to be fair local jobs salary is also tend to low, Here, problem is that there are few newcomer to be a farmer. It's unpopular to live rural area. People in rural area are generally considered to treat newcomers unkindly. Local people grown by farmer also don't want to choose farming as a first career (but may choose after retiring, or help father's farming). Farming lands have been tend to be divided for small lands (partially thanks to WW2 lose), and generally Japan lands aren't so flat, so productivity isn't great thus income isn't great.
raptorraver 4y ago
It's crazy really and I think one of the biggest problems our society has. Young innovative people don't have access to land as entering into the farming business requires big investment and thus capitals most people don't have access to. And it's not very attractive to take a huge loan and enter into a business that is already hard and where margins are low. Same time the suicide rates of farmers are 60% higher than non-farmers and the trend is upwards [1]. 1. https://lifeinmind.org.au/news/high-rates-of-farmer-suicides-highlighted-in-research-from-the-national-rural-health-alliance https://lifeinmind.org.au/news/high-rates-of-farmer-suicides...

by acover 4y ago

The average age of a farmer in Canada is 56 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220511/dq220511a-eng.htm https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220511/dq220...

fomine3 4y ago

Here in Japan, average 67.9yo. Industry is going to die.

kwere 4y ago
how much is the average farmer net income? in italy, as a son of farmers i see the biggest problem being the average size of holdings, too small to live on with the peace of mind, and the really absymal ROE of the sector, below 2%, making it impossible to expanding with debt in the industry. like, i would need 1.8 M euros of capital in farming (cereals + meat calfs) to give a family a BARELY MIDDLE class lifestyle.
- fomine3 4y ago
  Average net profit is very low ($10K) but it's because majority of farmers are old small family, They also receive pension, may work on another part time job, eat their own veges, and do barter exchange. Average net profit for full-timer (under 65yo) is also lower ($30K) but to be fair local jobs salary is also tend to low, Here, problem is that there are few newcomer to be a farmer. It's unpopular to live rural area. People in rural area are generally considered to treat newcomers unkindly. Local people grown by farmer also don't want to choose farming as a first career (but may choose after retiring, or help father's farming). Farming lands have been tend to be divided for small lands (partially thanks to WW2 lose), and generally Japan lands aren't so flat, so productivity isn't great thus income isn't great.

raptorraver 4y ago

It's crazy really and I think one of the biggest problems our society has. Young innovative people don't have access to land as entering into the farming business requires big investment and thus capitals most people don't have access to. And it's not very attractive to take a huge loan and enter into a business that is already hard and where margins are low. Same time the suicide rates of farmers are 60% higher than non-farmers and the trend is upwards [1]. 1. https://lifeinmind.org.au/news/high-rates-of-farmer-suicides-highlighted-in-research-from-the-national-rural-health-alliance https://lifeinmind.org.au/news/high-rates-of-farmer-suicides...