Author: Louise Capel
Overview
The agricultural workforce is often only considered to be those who work on-farm. However, there are a large number of people who support agriculture, or work in the agricultural supply chain, who may also be considered as working in agriculture or agriculture support occupations.
This report provides a number of definitions to help identify the agriculture workforce that extends beyond the farm gate:
- Primary production
- Agricultural support
- Processing
- Distribution and storage
The report also discusses some of the difficulties in quantifying the agricultural workforce and some initial methods that may be used to identify the countable and less-countable workforce.
In providing a definition of the agricultural workforce, this paper informs future work in this area and provides some insight into how this workforce may begin to be quantified.
Key findings
- Defining the agricultural workforce is the first step in being able to quantify it.
- Data availability and classifications mean that there are limitations in how completely and accurately the workforce can be counted.
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