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Supply of Labour on Irish Farms An analysis of agricultural labour data from Census of Agriculture 2010 4th Business Statistics Seminar _Agriculture_Nov 22nd 2012
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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a b c d [c/a] e
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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a b c d [c/a] e
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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a b c d [c/a] e
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: [email protected]
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