'Scarcity breeds creativity, and problems lead to innovative thinking.'
That’s according to the 2019 RBC report called Farmer 4.0: How the Coming Skills Revolution Can Transform Agriculture.
According to the report, 600 fewer young people are entering the ag sector each year, despite a 29 percent jump in students enrolling in post-secondary agricultural programs. As well, as the rural population dwindles, cities grow and that means more people become more removed from the farm and are less aware of how their food is produced.
One way that the farm labour shortage can partially be addressed is through programs like A-Way to Work, run by International Rural Exchange Canada . “The relationships built can be very special and lifelong,” Warrinersaid. She and her family have been hosts with IREC since 2003. “My husband and I are retiring from farming this year and put in our final crop last spring. When we let our former trainees know, several of them came back to help us with harvest. The laughs we shared around the table, and the memories related and created reminded us again of how much our trainees have enriched our lives and farming career.
“It was a highlight of his life and something he never thought he would do as he had missed the opportunity when he was young,” said Mary Ann of his experience. “He and his family are a great example of lifelong friends as a result of this program.”
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