No young person will choose the agricultural sector if there is no fair income.

Published Oct 22, 2025

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The European Commission presented its Strategy for the Renewal of Generations in Agriculture, aimed at 2040. It correctly acknowledges the urgent demographic challenge facing European agriculture: an aging farming population and too few young farmers entering the sector, a key challenge, a problem that Copa&Cogeca has long been alerting about. This is the position of the largest organization defending the interests of farmers in Europe. They announce that they particularly welcome the targeted strategic approach to the renewal of generations and note some positive elements, such as the announced work on the "Women in Agriculture" platform and the recognition of the key role of agricultural cooperatives in supporting young farmers. The EU Observatory for Agricultural Land could play a role, respecting the competencies of the Member States, while increasing transparency, data comparability, and cooperation, according to the organization, but at the same time they believe that: "The ...
Source: Agri

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