British farmers are being offered a lump sum payment to leave the industry – but at what cost to agriculture?
- Written by Peter Gittins, Lecturer in Management, University of Leeds
Shutterstock/chrisbrignellFarming is one of the oldest professions in the world. And in the UK, the people who farm are a part of a rapidly ageing workforce. Four in ten British farmers are over 65, while the average age is 59.
To attract younger blood into the fields, the UK government is running a temporary scheme to entice some of these older...
