Forever young? The crisis of generational renewal on Canada's farms

By Darrin Qualman, A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi, Annette Aurélie Desmarais, Sharada Srinivasan

There are fewer and fewer young people actively farming in Canada. Farmers under the age of 35 are leaving farming at twice the rate of the general farm population. As a result, Canada faces a crisis of generational renewal on its farms. This…

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Version 1.0 - published on 19 Mar 2025 doi: 10.15353/cfs-rcea.v5i3.284 - cite this

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