Supply of Labour on Irish Farms

An analysis of agricultural labour data from Census of Agriculture 2010

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Outline

• Main Findings

• Who works on the farm?

• Demographic profile of Farm Holder (age & gender)

• Agricultural Labour: Cost & Value Added

• What does the data tell us?

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Summary of Main Findings

                    

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  FarmsAnnual Work Units (AWU)

Average labour input per farm

2000 141,527 171,722  1.21 

2010 139,860 168,387  1.20 

% change -1.2% -1.9% -0.8%

Persons

257,948

272,016

5.5%

Who works on the farm?

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Provision of farm labour by gender (all workers)

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Farm ownership by gender

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Age of Farm Holder

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Age vs. Gender (Farm Holder only)

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Training & type of training

• 31% (43,382) have undertaken some training

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Agricultural Labour Force: Cost & Value Added

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Compensation of non-family labour

                    

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AWU (2010) % AWU Compensation per AWU* per hour*

Total Farm AWU 168388 100%      

         

Non-Family AWU (9%) 15819 9.4% €454m

€28,700

€15.94

        Regular 9776 5.8%

        Non-Regular 6043 3.6%

     

Family AWU (91%) 152569 90.6%

     Holder 102609 60.9%

     Other family 49960 29.7%

* One annual work unit =1,800 hours or more per annum

Value added by family labour

                    

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AWU (2010) % AWU Compensation per annum per hour

Total Farm AWU 168,388 100%      

         

Non-Family AWU 15,819 9.4%    €454m           €28,700 

         €15.94 

        Regular 9,776 5.8%

        Non-Regular 6,043 3.6%

      Operating Surplus

Family AWU 152,569 90.6% €1,841m

     Holder 102,609 60.9%

     Other family 49,960 29.7%

Compensation of family labour

                    

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AWU (2010) % AWU Compensation per annum per hour

Total Farm AWU 168388 100%      

         

Non-Family AWU 15819 9.4%    €454m (2010)            €28,700           €15.94 

        Regular 9776 5.8%

        Non-Regular 6043 3.6%

      Operating Surplus per farm

Family AWU 152569 90.6% €1,841m €13,192

     Holder 102609 60.9%

     Other family 49960 29.7%

What does the data tell us?

• Over 168,000 persons (>15years) actively working in the sector

• Slowdown in farm transfers to younger generation

• Gradual increase in number of holdings owned by women

• Women acquire holdings at an older age

• Younger farmers undertaking more training

• Holder & family working for average income of €13k

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CSO Contact DetailsCSO website: www.cso.ie

Agricultural Labour Input 2010

http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/releasespublications/documents/agriculture/2010/aglabinput_2010.pdf

For further information:

Hilda McCarthy

Tel: 021-4535084

Email: hilda.mccarthy@cso.ie

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