COVID-Related Labour Shortages Hit Farmers Hard
Labour shortages as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic cost Canadian farmers $2.9 billion in 2020, equivalent to 4.2% of the sector’s total sales, according to a new study commissioned by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC), says a story from Syngenta.
“This research emphasizes the importance of understanding how COVID-19 has affected the agriculture workforce.†said Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst, Executive Director of CAHRC.
While the agricultural sector saw a gross domestic product (GDP) increase of 7% in 2020, it masked the sector’s worsening labour shortages. In fact, two in five employers surveyed as part of the study reported not being able to find all the workers that they needed.
It's a shame when someone posts something in support of their industry someone else in the same industry has to argue with them based on their politics.
Labour shortages as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic cost Canadian farmers $2.9 billion in 2020, equivalent to 4.2% of the sector’s total sales, according to a new study commissioned by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC), says a story from Syngenta.
“This research emphasizes the importance of understanding how COVID-19 has affected the agriculture workforce.†said Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst, Executive Director of CAHRC.
While the agricultural sector saw a gross domestic product (GDP) increase of 7% in 2020, it masked the sector’s worsening labour shortages. In fact, two in five employers surveyed as part of the study reported not being able to find all the workers that they needed.
It's a shame when someone posts something in support of their industry someone else in the same industry has to argue with them based on their politics.
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