Young farmers - the future of agriculture / Chair: Larry Miller. : XC12-403/1-1-02E-PDF

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The first section addresses how farmers have seen agriculture change from a time when hard work was the main factor to make a living to today’s environment where advanced management skills and the adoption of new technologies are more and more essential for success. The second section discusses the challenges facing young farmers that want to enter the sector, and the need to provide specific programs to overcome these challenges. The third section looks at the main incentive required to attract new entrants i.e., improving the profitability of agriculture.

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Department/Agency Canada. Parliament. House of Commons.
Title Young farmers - the future of agriculture / Chair: Larry Miller.
Series title Report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Other formats Paper-[English | French]
Publishing information Ottawa - Ontario : House of Commons November 2010.
Description 92p.graph, references, tables
Catalogue number
  • XC12-403/1-1-02E-PDF
Subject terms Farming
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