The Multiple Influences on the Future of Work in Agriculture: Global Perspectives

Dedieu, Benoît; Contzen, Sandra; Nettle, Ruth; Schiavi, Sandra Mara de Alencar; Sraïri, Mohamed Taher

doi:10.3389/fsufs.2022.889508

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“…A particular emphasis on women and youngsters involvement in agricultural labor is also urgently required, given their crucial contribution, particularly in farms with limited assets (land and capital). This is in fact a trend which is noticed at a global scale, and which is of the utmost concern for the future of the agricultural sector, as it might hamper all the development efforts that are made to increase the global output of food (Dedieu et al, 2022).…”

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Understanding diversified oasis farms’ economic performances through an analysis of labor uses and their relation to the invested capital

Sraïri¹,

OUIDAT²

2022

J. OASIS AGRIC. SUSTAIN. DEV

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In this study, uses of labor were characterized using the ‘Work Balance’ method in a sample of 30 farms representing the diversity of farming dynamics within the Drâa valley oases (South East of Morocco). The efficiency of labor was analyzed through the elaboration of work time uses per products’ outputs (either crops or animal source food), as well as labor remuneration (i.e. Euros per day). The results showed that almost half of total uses of labor (48.8%) are devoted to livestock, while the remainders 51.2% are used for crops. The labor required to raise livestock was mainly provided by family members (72%), whereas that required for crops was mostly assumed (64.8%) by hired laborers. In all farms’ types (either smallholder units, average or large farms), date palms constitute the most vital crop for the oasis farming system, given their contribution to incomes generation, as well as they enable positive synergies of crop/livestock integration, while adapting to the harsh climate conditions. At the opposite, livestock ensures variable roles, as it is mostly crucial within smallholder farms given their limited investment means, whereas large farms rear animals for diversification purposes. By contrast, large farms devote increased interest and investments to cash crops such as watermelon and date palms market varieties, with almost entirely hired workforce, and without any consideration for their ecological impacts, particularly on groundwater depletion. Return on investments rate defined as the annual incomes divided by the invested capital is only 10.1% in smallholder farms, whereas it reaches a value of 23.7% in large farms; average farms showing an intermediate value of 15.4%. Altogether, the results confirm that there is still for improvement of work uses and efficiency in the oasis farming system, taking into account the diversity of situations, and considering the existing constraints such as scarce water (exacerbated by the ongoing effects of the global warming) and land, as well as limited investment means in a majority of farms.

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Understanding diversified oasis farms’ economic performances through an analysis of labor uses and their relation to the invested capital

Sraïri¹,

OUIDAT²

2022

J. OASIS AGRIC. SUSTAIN. DEV

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The Making of an Indigenous Community and the Limits of Community: Class Differentiation and Social Ties in Southern Chile^☆

Córdova

2023

Rural Sociology

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This article seeks to challenge essentialist comprehensions of rural Indigenous communities through examining one particular Mapuche community who were the recipients of a land subsidy. Mapuche people are the largest Indigenous group in Chile. Since the 1990s, the Chilean government, responding to calls for social justice, has purchased land and relocated Mapuche people, mostly landless or almost landless smallholder Indigenous peasants, to areas where they could own land. This study draws on qualitative data gathered from one Mapuche community throughout 2020 and early 2021. It examines the process by which these Mapuche Indigenous people became landowners, and the meanings of this transition for the rural community and households in terms of class differentiation. To this end, the article reflects on key aspects of rural everyday life, such as access to land and machinery. Firstly, it pays attention to the story behind the creation of a new Indigenous community, through analyzing the engagement of its members with the institutional path that was created by the Chilean State as a means of addressing Indigenous land struggles. This, in turn, shows how Indigenous communities can also be made while highlighting the disruptions triggered within such communities when engaging with these public schemes. Secondly, the article reflects on how the members of this new Indigenous community regard certain means of production, especially a communal tractor that was acquired through a Chilean State subsidy. In this respect, it shows how agrarian class formation is associated with these rural households' perceptions regarding their co‐owned tractor. Through investigating shifting notions of rural Indigenous communities, it is concluded that dynamics of agrarian class differentiation led to community development, as well as demarking the contours of individual rural households within each community.

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Research on the Attitude of Young People Regarding the Attractiveness of Agriculture: A Case Study of Serbia

Janaćković,

Dimitrijević

2024

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Agriculture plays a crucial role in any economy. However, agricultural work is often regarded as unpopular, dirty and lacking prestige. As a consequence, young people frequently migrate from rural to urban areas in search of alternative activities. This study addresses the challenge of integrating youth into the agricultural workforce. The objective is to assess the reasons behind youth’s (un) willingness to engage in agricultural work, using Serbia as a case study. Data were collected through a questionnaire and 308 responses were analyzed with the help of Binary Logistic Regression. The findings indicate that the attitude of young individuals to engage in agricultural work is significantly shaped by area of residence, family involvement, ownership of rural property, the economic viability of the agricultural sector and concerns about long-term employment stability. A few positive and negative stereotypes were also identified. The findings underscore the imperative to attract young people to work in agriculture.

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The Multiple Influences on the Future of Work in Agriculture: Global Perspectives

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Understanding diversified oasis farms’ economic performances through an analysis of labor uses and their relation to the invested capital

Understanding diversified oasis farms’ economic performances through an analysis of labor uses and their relation to the invested capital

The Making of an Indigenous Community and the Limits of Community: Class Differentiation and Social Ties in Southern Chile^☆

Research on the Attitude of Young People Regarding the Attractiveness of Agriculture: A Case Study of Serbia

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Understanding diversified oasis farms’ economic performances through an analysis of labor uses and their relation to the invested capital

Understanding diversified oasis farms’ economic performances through an analysis of labor uses and their relation to the invested capital

The Making of an Indigenous Community and the Limits of Community: Class Differentiation and Social Ties in Southern Chile☆

Research on the Attitude of Young People Regarding the Attractiveness of Agriculture: A Case Study of Serbia

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