Farmers now occupy and farm more than half of France’s surface area, so it’s surprising that they represent no more than 0.70% of the population. However, in a few years’ time, one in three farmers will reach retirement age. This means that generational renewal is, and will continue to be, a major challenge. There will be places up for grabs!<\/p>\n
Today, we present 4 of the many reasons to set up in farming.<\/p>\n
1 – Working close to nature and living things.<\/strong><\/p>\n There are very few activities that will offer you such a pleasant and varied working environment as agriculture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This is your chance to work directly with nature<\/strong>, the land <\/strong>and the pastures<\/strong>. You’ll be helping to shape our rural landscapes and maintain biodiversity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 2 – Autonomy is yours!<\/strong><\/p>\n Farming <\/strong>gives you complete autonomy. It’s up to you to manage your farm <\/strong>and your schedule. It’s up to you to choose the people who will support you according to your needs: the management centre for your accounts, the bank for your finances, suppliers for your supplies (raw materials and seeds, for example), and any employees you may have.<\/p>\n 3 – Versatility.<\/strong><\/p>\n Do you like new technologies? You’ll be able to enjoy a wide range of farming <\/strong>and cultivation <\/strong>technologies: drones, robots, etc.<\/p>\n Don’t like new technologies? No problem, you can just as easily find your place in agriculture<\/strong>.\u00a0 One thing’s for sure: you’ll never get bored in agriculture.<\/p>\n Over the course of their career, farmers <\/strong>are often also mechanics, craftsmen, bricklayers, carpenters, shopkeepers, veterinary surgeons, negotiators, but above all entrepreneurs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 4 – Feeding the population.<\/strong><\/p>\n One farmer <\/strong>in France feeds more than 6,000 people! That’s something to be proud of. The French are increasingly fond of local, regional, quality products. Direct sales are growing fast.<\/p>\n Whether you’re a meat-lover, vegetarian or vegan: there’s a farmer <\/strong>behind what’s on your plate.<\/p>\n If, after reading these 4 reasons, you need more to convince you, or if you’d like to find out which doors are open to you and tell us about your project, don’t hesitate to contact us!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Farmers now occupy and farm more than half of France’s surface area, so it’s surprising that they represent no more than 0.70% of the population. However, in a few years’ time, one in three farmers will reach retirement age. This means that generational renewal is, and will continue to be, a major challenge. There will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":26007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-310425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-classifiee"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n