The benchmarking of agricultural production and labor in agriculture in the European plan

Abstract

In this paper we propose a comparative analysis on European agricultural production and labor involved in this activity. Rural areas have a vital social role and a significant growth potential in society. There is a diminishing in reserves of manpower in rural areas throughout the EU, especially in emergent countries. The existing projections at this time, show a growing demand for agricultural products. For those who work in this field it is essential to be able to plan and predict medium and long-term activity. In this respect, we analyze the statistics of people working in some of the EU countries to have an overview of employment in the agricultural sector. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the evolution of the two factors that influence the agriculture and the macroeconomic stability. With the increase in the share of industry and services in the economy, agriculture begins to be increasingly less attractive and available a large number of jobs in this sector. In this respect, an important role returns to farmers in sustainable economic development, diversification of the rural economy by creating new jobs and protecting the environment. But farmers by themselves without a concrete and immediate help from the authorities cannot succeed in reducing this alarming phenomenon. In conclusion, agriculture is an important contribution to the EU GDP and has a fluctuating and uneven route across the European Union in terms of reporting the value of agricultural production to the number of farms, their size and manpower involved.