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Statistical Information on Young European Farmers. European Council of Young Farmers Enhancing Youth Employment in Agriculture for a More Sustainable Europe. E1 – Agriculture and Fisheries Carla Martins. Brussels, 27 February 2013. How can agricultural statistics help young farmers?.
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Statistical Information on Young European Farmers European Council of Young Farmers EnhancingYouthEmployment in Agriculture for a More SustainableEurope E1 – Agriculture and FisheriesCarla Martins Brussels, 27 February 2013
How can agricultural statistics help young farmers? 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?
1 What data is available? Agricultural prices and price indices Agricultural Statistics EconomicAccounts for Agriculture Orchards survey/Vineyard survey Agri environment data Agricultural products Farm Structure Survey Organic farming (administrative records)
1 What data is available? ECONOMIC ACCOUNTS FOR AGRICULTURE Income by agricultural activity output, input, subsidies and taxes • Example: Unit values at basic prices €/tonne, 2011 (table aact_uv01)
1 What data is available? AGRICULTURE PRICES AND PRICE INDEX • Example: Land prices and rentsofarableland- annual data €/ha, 2009 (table apri_ap_aland)
1 What data is available? AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION • Example: Crops products, Cereals (including rice), 2011 (table apro_cpp_crop)
1 What data is available? STRUCTURE OF ORCHARDS AND VINEYARDS • Example: Total by species since 1977 (area in ha), All varieties of apples, ha, 2007 (table orch_total)
2 FARM STRUCTURE SURVEY What data is available in: Farm Structure Survey? • 1 record per farm. • Latest data 2010 Agricultural census • Eachdecade a censusand 2 or 3 Intermediate sample surveys • More than 200 variables!
2 • HOLDER • Age, Gender, • Training • Othergainfulactivities What data is available in Farm Structure Survey? • MACHINERY • Tractors • Harvestors FARM STRUCTURE SURVEY • LABOUR FORCE • Age, gender, • Family, non family • Regular/ temporary • LIVESTOCK • Cattle • Pigs • SheepGoats • Poultry • CROPS • Cereals • Fruit • Vegetables • Permanentcrops • Grassland • ORGANIC FARMING • Certified • In conversion • Bycrop/animal • OTHER GAINFUL ACTIVITIES • Tourism • Processingofproducts • …
2 FROM FSS - % of farms withOtherGainfulActivities, by country, EU 27, 2010 EU 27+HR, 2010
2 FROM FSS - Percentage of farms by type of farm, EU 27+HR, 2010
2 FROM FSS - % of female farmers (within the young farmers) TOP 12 EU regions
2 FROM FSS - % of farmers under 25 years of age (within the young farmers) TOP 12 EU regions
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 Units http://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 detailedinformation • http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/agriculture/data
4 How can young farmers help out agricultural statistics? • Current legislation covers the Surveys until 2016. • New legal act needed for the survey from 2020onwards. • Preliminary work has started for the new system Objectives: • Reduce the burdenon farmers and on the National Statistical Institutes. • More flexibility • Use of administrative data • Adapt to new agricultural realities.
4 How can young farmers help out agricultural statistics? • 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.
Thank you! For further information: carla.martins@ec.europa.eu
References: Pictures: "Youngframers" http://blog.sfgate.com/collectivemind/2010/02/08/daily-snap-young-farmers/ "10€ in vase" IFOAM - http://www.thinkingcapblog.eu/ "Tableand laptop in thefield" 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/