About this Research Topic
This Research Topic aims to collect selected contributions from the 2nd International Symposium on Work in Agriculture (March 29th ; April 1st, 2021)
Considering there are 1.3 billion agricultural workers, the characteristics of work is an important yet under-researched area in the future of agricultural systems, Agriculture remains an essential employment sector for around 27 % of the world's active population, even if the situations are very contrasted between OECD and Southern countries. Changes in work combine either societal, business or social pressures, covering the agroecological transition of practices, structural changes (i.e increasing size of farms), new technologies, demands for decent work and job satisfaction by employees and family workers.
In this Research Topic, we aim to present innovative approaches covering some of the major topics considered by the international literature including:
-How to foster agricultural employment notably for youngsters and women,
-How do value chains consider work and it's fair remuneration,
-What new farming models may emerge beyond the classical opposition industrial vs family,
-What could be the role of women as farm managers
The submissions in this Research Topic are by invitation only and limited to the selected conference attendees and their co-authors.
The Topic Editors, Benoît Dedieu, Sandra Schiavi, Mohamed Taher Srairi, Sandra Contzen and Ruth Nettle are members of the Bureau of the International Association on Work in Agriculture.
Considering there are 1.3 billion agricultural workers, the characteristics of work is an important yet under-researched area in the future of agricultural systems, Agriculture remains an essential employment sector for around 27 % of the world's active population, even if the situations are very contrasted between OECD and Southern countries. Changes in work combine either societal, business or social pressures, covering the agroecological transition of practices, structural changes (i.e increasing size of farms), new technologies, demands for decent work and job satisfaction by employees and family workers.
In this Research Topic, we aim to present innovative approaches covering some of the major topics considered by the international literature including:
-How to foster agricultural employment notably for youngsters and women,
-How do value chains consider work and it's fair remuneration,
-What new farming models may emerge beyond the classical opposition industrial vs family,
-What could be the role of women as farm managers
The submissions in this Research Topic are by invitation only and limited to the selected conference attendees and their co-authors.
The Topic Editors, Benoît Dedieu, Sandra Schiavi, Mohamed Taher Srairi, Sandra Contzen and Ruth Nettle are members of the Bureau of the International Association on Work in Agriculture.
Keywords: work, agriculture, future, world, models, gender, value chains, agroecology, employment
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