European Commission comes up with plan to get more young people into farming

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European Commission comes up with plan to get more young people into farming  The European Commission presented a strategy last month to attract a "generational renewal" in the agriculture sector.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/11/european-commission-comes-up-with-plan-to-get-more-young-people-into-farming  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00At 23 years old, Matteo hopes one day to take over his family's farm.

00:07This polyculture breeding farm of about 40 dairy cows is located in Belgium, not far from Brussels.

00:15Matteo plans to be a caregiver for two years,

00:18a status that allows him to maximize his chances of accessing financial assistance necessary to take over the farm.

00:26I was in Belgium, in order of price.

00:29When you have 23 years old and you want to take a farm,

00:32I don't think the bank would agree that you would leave a million or a five million,

00:36if not more, to take a farm,

00:38which is not really rentable.

00:43Only 12% of farmers are under 40 in the EU.

00:47The average age is 57 years.

00:49This ageing presents a risk for food safety, warns the European Commission.

00:54Last month, the Commission presented a strategy to support generational renewal in agriculture.

01:00It proposes to include in the next common agricultural policy a start-up pack of up to 300,000 euros

01:07to help young farmers get started.

01:10Other measures include the opening of the Erasmus Programme for Young Entrepreneurs to Farmers

01:15and the creation of a European Land Observatory to promote access to land.

01:20The objective, to double the proportion of young farmers in the EU by 2040.

01:26For Matteo, the best way to encourage young people to start or stay in agriculture is to ensure fair prices.

01:33Even the prices will be paid as much as possible.

01:39It will motivate people.

01:41It's because we are always in it and we are passionate,

01:45but to produce a lait for 40 cents while it costs 50 cents,

01:49it will motivate someone to do it.

01:51To produce meat at low price because we don't want to pay,

01:56with an emprunt or a million on our heads,

01:58we will find someone who will be motivated to do it.

02:01Matteo stressed that consumers have an important role to play by buying local products.

02:07Nyinder Casper

02:21Miliar

02:25Miliar

02:32Don't find them

02:34to make food꽃

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