Eurostat

Statistical Information on Young European Farmers

European Council of Young FarmersEnhancing Youth Employment in Agriculture for a More

Sustainable Europe

E1 – Agriculture and FisheriesCarla Martins Brussels, 27 February 2013

How can agricultural statistics help young farmers?

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1. What is available on agricultural statistics?

2. What is available in Farm Structure Survey?

3. Resources on agricultural statistics.

4. How can young farmers help out agricultural statistics?

Agricultural Statistics

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What data is available? 1

Farm Structure Survey

Agricultural prices and price

indices

Orchards survey/Vineyard

survey

Agricultural products

Organic farming (administrative

records)

Economic Accounts for Agriculture

Agri environment

data

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What data is available? 1

Income by agricultural activityoutput, input, subsidies and taxes• Example:Unit values at basic prices €/tonne, 2011 (table aact_uv01)

ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS FOR AGRICULTURE

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What data is available? 1

• Example:Land prices and rents of arable land- annual data €/ha, 2009 (table apri_ap_aland)

AGRICULTURE PRICES AND PRICE INDEX

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What data is available? 1

• Example:Crops products, Cereals (including rice), 2011 (table apro_cpp_crop)

AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION

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What data is available? 1

• Example:Total by species since 1977 (area in ha), All varieties of apples, ha, 2007 (table orch_total)

STRUCTURE OF ORCHARDS AND VINEYARDS

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What data is available in: Farm Structure Survey?

2 1 record per farm.

Latest data 2010 Agricultural census

Each decade a census and 2 or 3 Intermediate sample surveys

More than 200 variables!

FARM STRUCTURE SURVEY

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What data is available in Farm Structure Survey? 2 HOLDER

Age, Gender, TrainingOther gainful activities

LABOUR FORCE Age, gender, Family, non familyRegular/ temporary

CROPSCerealsFruitVegetablesPermanent cropsGrassland

LIVESTOCKCattlePigsSheep GoatsPoultry

OTHER GAINFUL ACTIVITIESTourismProcessing of products…

ORGANIC FARMINGCertifiedIn conversionBy crop/animal

MACHINERYTractorsHarvestors

FARM STRUCTURE SURVEY

FROM FSS - % of farms with Other Gainful Activities, by country, EU 27, 2010EU 27+HR, 2010

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LietuvaKypros / Kibris

RomâniaBulgarija

EspañaPortugal

ElládaPolskaMalta

Latvija

HrvatskaÉire/IrelandSlovensko

Magyarország

ItaliaBelgique/België

EestiSlovenija

FranceCeská republikaUnited Kingdom

Österreich

DeutschlandNederland

LuxembourgSuomi/Finland

SverigeDanmark

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

% farms with OGA (total) % farms with OGA in farm <35

FROM FSS - Percentage of farms by type of farm, EU 27+HR, 2010

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Other horticulture

Specialist horticulture - outdoor

Specialist horticulture - indoor

Various permanent crops combined

Cattle-dairying, rearing and fattening combined

Mixed livestock, mainly granivores

Non-classifiable holdings

Mixed cropping

Specialist cattle-rearing and fattening

Specialist vineyards

Field crops-grazing livestock combined

Mixed livestock, mainly grazing livestock

Various granivores combined

Specialists pigs

Specialist olives

Specialist fruit and citrus fruit

Specialist poultry

Specialist dairying

Sheep, goats and other grazing livestock

Various crops and livestock combined

Specialist cereals, oilseed and protein crops

General field cropping

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%

% of total holdings% of "young farms"

FROM FSS - % of female farmers (within the young farmers)

TOP 12 EU regions

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Guyane (FR)

Yuzhen tsentralen (BG)

Lietuva (LT)

Yugoiztochen (BG)

Umbria (IT)

Calabria (IT)

Yugozapaden (BG)

Severen tsentralen (BG)

Marche (IT)

Severozapaden (BG)

Stockholm (SE)

Burgenland (AT)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

% of female young farmers

FROM FSS - % of farmers under 25 years of age (within the young farmers)

TOP 12 EU regions

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Guyane (FR)

Yuzhen tsentralen(BG)

Lietuva (LT)

Voreio Aigaio (EL)

Attiki (EL)

Notio Aigaio (EL)

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki (EL)

Principado de Asturias (ES)

Latvija (LV)

Dytiki Makedonia (EL)

Galicia (ES)

Norte (PT)

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

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3- Resources• Legislation

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_SDDS/EN/ef_esms.htm(see “6.1. Legal acts and other agreements”)

• Historical Results (Surveys from 1966/67 to 1997)http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-27-00-742/EN/KS-27-00-742-EN.PDF

• Census 2010 Results (FSS 2009/2010) http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Agricultural_census

• Livestock Unitshttp://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Glossary:Livestock_unit_(LSU)

• List of characteristics (until 2007 FSS)http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2002:216:0001:0041:EN:PDF

• List of characteristics (2010 FSS and after)http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32009R1200:EN:NOT

• Procedures for accessing microdata for research purposes (final report release of FSS microdata – July 2011)http://circa.europa.eu/Members/irc/dsis/farm/library?l=/procedures_microdata&vm=detailed&sb=Title

• More detailed information• http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/agriculture/data

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• Current legislation covers the Surveys until 2016.

• New legal act needed for the survey from 2020 onwards.

• Preliminary work has started for the new systemObjectives:Reduce the burden on farmers and on the National Statistical Institutes.More flexibilityUse of administrative dataAdapt to new agricultural realities.

How can young farmers help out agricultural statistics?4

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How can young farmers help out agricultural statistics?4

• Farm unions, and associations are key players. In many countries they are working together with the statistical offices for collecting the information on farms

• Farm unions can have influence on the better use of administrative data

• COPA COGECA is participating in the Permanent Committee of Agricultural Statistics SEMINAR

(once a year in Luxembourg - EUROSTAT)

• We are glad to receive any input from CEJA on the future of the agricultural statistics.

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For further information:

carla.martins@ec.europa.eu

                      

Thank you!

References:

Pictures:"Young framers"http://blog.sfgate.com/collectivemind/2010/02/08/daily-snap-young-farmers/"10€ in vase"IFOAM - http://www.thinkingcapblog.eu/"Table and laptop in the field"http://casnr.okstate.edu/current-students/majors/majors-1/agricultural-economics"Land for sale"http://www.prlog.org/10972356-land-for-sale-in-michigan-cheap-prices-farm-hunting-acreages-lake-properties-forclosures.html"Harvest"http://www.vipoil.com/eng/agro.html"Farm cartoon"http://campchestnutridge.org/wpmu/farm/"Rural tourism"http://www.tripadvisor.es/Hotel_Review-g1028034-d564346-Reviews-Can_Marti_Agroturismo-Sant_Joan_de_Labritja_Ibiza_Balearic_Islands.html"Cows"http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680274/a-social-network-for-cows"Cereals"http://www.free-stockphotos.com/cereal-field-stock-photos/"Young women farmer"http://www.greatbendpost.com/2012/01/16/wichita-conference-focuses-on-female-farmers/"Little girl"http://tinyfarmblog.com/kids-in-the-field/

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