agreste

Agreste cahiers n° 3 - juin 2005

According to the 2000 agricultural census, 35 % of farms that have set themselves up since 1988 and fulfil the requirements regarding the age of the holder and the economic dimension of the farm to benefit from « young farmer grants » do not have this aid from the State.

According to the 2000 agricultural census, 35 % of farms that have set themselves up since 1988 and fulfil the requirements regarding the age of the holder and the economic dimension of the farm to benefit from « young farmer grants » do not have this aid from the State. The main reason is the farmer’s lack of training. Yet these farms play a considerable part in production and agricultural employment. They use more labour force per hectare and employ more people than those farms that benefit from « young farmer grants ». One quarter of them are specialised in market gardening, horticulture or vine growing. Another quarter is large-scale crop oriented. The holders are not as young as those with a « young farmer grant » and are more often women.