The situation for Norwegian agriculture and Norwegian food production is very serious

Published 2021년 6월 1일

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The Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders' Association has expressed dissatisfaction with the government's offer for the 2021 agricultural settlement, claiming it fails to address the industry's financial challenges. The article highlights the difficulties faced by both small and large-scale farmers, with many requiring supplementary income sources and two farms closing each day. The association has proposed measures to support the sheep industry and reduce production ceilings, but these were not incorporated into the government's offer. They view the offer as unserious and a missed opportunity to establish a new direction for Norwegian agriculture.

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Kjersti Hoff, leader of the Norwegian Farmers 'and Smallholders' Association Norwegian agriculture and food production create vibrant settlements and activity throughout the country. The industry provides thousands of Norwegian jobs and is, as Bollestad points out in Bondebladet on 20 May, the most important mainland industry we have. But the industry is struggling. The situation for Norwegian agriculture and Norwegian food production is very serious. Two farms close down every single day and the income gap between farmers and other wage earners is close to NOK 200,000. Many farms today do not have an income basis for the family to make a living only from food production on the farm's resources. It is common to combine farming with paid work. Many farmers also have jobs such as teachers, nurses, taking on snow removal and the like. in settlements throughout the country. This provides qualified labor in the villages and provides vibrant districts. It is a great good for society at ...

Source: Bondebladet