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While 100,000 farms have been lost by France in ten years and one in four farmers is over 60 years old, the French agricultural landscape is facing many changes.
Over the past ten years, nearly 100,000 French farms have disappeared, a drop of 21%, according to the last agricultural census. Figures that worry farmers. This causes a drop in the number of jobs in the sector. Ten years ago, the number of jobs was 740,000 compared to 659,000 today. In addition, it is now very difficult to find buyers. In Brittany, Sébastien Chauvelier took over Etienne’s farm ten months ago Jouffe. A boon for both men. Indeed, the first is happy to have recovered a farm in good financial health and the second is delighted to have finally been able to sell his farm. However, this story is an exception.
Viticulturist, Patrick Audouit struggles to sell his farm, despite a recognized wine. The latter explains that two potential buyers have already given a negative response and that he is awaiting the response of a third. This difficulty in selling risk to increase in the coming years. Indeed, many farmers are approaching retirement age.
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