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Decline in labour input in agriculture
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2008-03-12T10:00:00.000Z
Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
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lu, Sample survey of agriculture and forestry, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, farming, supplementary industries (for example camp sites, hunting and fishing rights, rental), labour input, maintenance, machines and tools, energy consumption, investmentsAgriculture , Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
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Sample survey of agriculture and forestry, 2007, preliminary figures

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Decline in labour input in agriculture

From 1 June 2006 to 31 May 2007, the number of man-hours in Norwegian agriculture was 110.9 million. This is 8.8 million less than two years ago and a decline of 4 800 full-time man-years.

Labour input in agriculture, by category of manpower. 2006/07*. Per cent

Labour input in agriculture. 1989/90-2006/07*. Million man-hours

The decrease in labour input is reflected by the decline in the number of holdings. In the same period, the number of farms decreased by 3 200 holdings. The average labour input per holding was 2 230 man-hours, which is slightly lower than two years ago.

Holders, spouses/cohabitants and family members carried out 80 per cent of the labour input, as compared to 87 per cent in 1998/99. Regular and temporary employees and self-employed carried out the remaining part. Men still carry out about 75 per cent of the labour input in agriculture.

The labour input also covers forestry and supplementary industries: 3.5 million man-hours in forestry and 6.5 million man-hours in supplementary industries.

Total labour input on the holding distributed by industry. 2006/07*. Per cent

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