These cooperatives provide employment to 600,000 women and men.
Together, agriculture and forestry make up almost
3/4 of the land used in the EU
The average size of an agricultural holding in the EU-28
as a whole is 16 hectares
In the EU, 96% of farms are family run
The total output of the EU agricultural sector in 2017 was an estimated
0
Euros.
Farmers make
0
of the average income in the rest of the economy.
The EU agri-food sector represents 1/3 of the EU’s total net trade balance, equivalent to
0
euros in 2017.
Since 1990, the EU farming sector has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 20%, while at the same time keeping quality and productivity high.
Today, only 11% of all European farmers are under 40 years of age.
EU agriculture sector and the agri-food sector guarantee food security to half a billion people throughout Europe.