Document of general introductionEuropean seminar of the 21st and 22nd of June 2007 about

“A quality workforce for quality products in agriculture”

F.R.A.S.A.V.P.APAYS DE LA LOIRE

FEDERATION REGIONALE DES ASSOCIATIONS DE

SALARIES DE LA PRODUCTION AGRICOLE

I.2 The use of the agricultural space Surface area of 3240,4 ha: 2310,9 ha are used for

agriculture 3rd region in France (after the Centre and Midi-

Pyrenées) 3 parties:

- forage field cultures (60%)-cereals, oilseed and fallows (31%)-vine,orchards,vegetable and flowers culture (9%)-the grass covers the half of the SAU (48%)

Distribution of the agricultural space

Répartition de la surface agricole

26%

31%0%

4%

35%

4%

surfaces toujours en herbe

COP

cultures industrielles

cultures spéciales

fourrages cultivés

jachères

I.3 The agricultural production

I.3.a type of production

In 2005, most of the factors of production are in 29200 professionnal agricultural enterprises.

The half work in breeding (beef, cows or both) The other work in the mixed-farming and in the

specialized cultures

I.3.b The vegetable production 6,5% of the french vegetable production 1st region in France for horticulture 1st producer of corn salad in France and in Europe 2nd producer of apples 3rd producer of vegetables 3rd producer of wine an important vegetable activity at the European level

for the horticulture (in Anjou for example), the arboriculture, the viticulturist, the market gardening (in the region of Nantes) and eventually of the seeds.

I.3.c The animal production 1st rank in the number of beefs and cows breeding

which represent 13% of the number of beefs in France and 12%of the cows in France.

2nd rank for the number of cows (for milk) which represents 13% of the national number

first producer of beef, of calves, of rabbits second producer for pork and poultry. second region after Britain for the economic

value of the animal production (14,8% of the national number)

I.3.d Economic value, production of quality 2nd region for the total value of the agricultural production Value of the vegetal production:2322 million of euros Value of the animal production:3604 million of euros Global agricultural result:1,7 billion of euros

115 quality labels for meat

33 labels guaranteeing the origin of cheese and wine

57 products with certificate of compliance with original products

Second region for organic farming (6470 ha)

II The agricultural enterprises In 1970:139 440 farms In 2005: 42 868 farms, a

decrease by 4,3% Professional agricultural

enterprises: 2/3 The farms of less than 100

ha tend to disappear The estimates of the

Chamber of Agriculture count on the number of agricultural entreprise going down by3% each year before 2012.

Superficie Area

Number of agricultural enterprises

-5 ha-5 à 19 ha-20 à 49 ha- 50 à 99 ha-100 à 199 ha-200 ou plus

-9776-5845-8859

-12166-5499-723

(source : Agreste, les comptes de l’agriculture en 2005)

Number of agricultural enterprises per department

Département Nombre d‘exploitations

-Maine et Loire-Mayenne-Loire-Atlantique-Vendée-Sarthe-Total

-10404-9241-8424-8222-6577

-42868

(source : Agreste, les comptes de l’agriculture en 2005)

Types of professionnal agricultural enterprises

Types of agricultural enterprises

Number

- single entreprises-GAEC-EARL-others

-32 730-4870-6610-1850

(source : Agreste, les comptes de l’agriculture en 2005) 

III General introduction of the agricultural employment

III.1 In France 751 154 employees and employers, either 3,5% of the

working population 419 600 employers, 120 466 employees, 86 871

seasonal contracts,8035 employees of ETA and CUMA Viticulture: first employer of workforce Stabilization of the employment Increase of the seasonal employment (33% of the

employment in 2005) Decrease of the familial employment

III.2 The Pays de la Loire 72 884 full time employees (27% of UTA unit of

agricultural work) 582 creations of firms in 2003

III.3 Distribution per department

III.3.a of the employers (all sectors) département nombre

d’employeurs

-Loire-Atlantique-Maine et Loire-Mayenne-Sarthe-Vendée

25093311127917902020

total 10910

(source : Agreste, les comptes de l’agriculture en 2005)

III.3.b of the employees ( all sectors)

département nombre d’employés

-Loire-Atlantique-Maine et Loire-Mayenne-Sarthe-Vendée

23064331918059

1363613148

total 91038

(source : Agreste, les comptes de l’agriculture en 2005

III.4 Distribution of the employees according the sector of production

53% of the employees work in the following sectors

secteur nombre

-cultures spécialisées-champignonnières-élevage spécialisé de gros animaux-élevage spécialisé de petits animaux-entraînement, dressage, haras-conchyliculture-marais salants-culture et élevage non spécialisés-viticulture

24472914793

52881465551104

79587329

Total 48872

(source : emploi en Pays de la Loire en 2006, DRAF des Pays de la Loire)

III.5 Distribution of the employers according the sector of production

The food processing and the agriculture represent 10% of the regional employment (140 000 jobs)

Some problems to find a skilled and quality workforce

73% of the employers are in the following sectors

secteur nombre

-cultures spécialisées-champignonnières-élevage spécialisé de gros animaux-élevage spécialisé de petits animaux-entraînement, dressage, haras-conchyliculture-marais salants-culture et élevage non spécialisés-viticulture

162521

26771739217839

34421249

Total 7930

(source : emploi en Pays de la Loire en 2006, DRAF des Pays de la Loire)

IV The different types of employment

IV. 1 In single enterprise

Permanent or temporary workforce The activities which employ the more are:the market

gardening, the viticulture,the horticulture and the arboriculture

The mixed-farming and the breeding have the most permanent contracts

IV.2 The agricultural employment in CUMA

2 kinds of CUMA:-the CUMA whithout employees: the employers drive and

maintain by themselves the material-the CUMA with employees: the employees drive and

maintain the material

CUMA of the Pays de la Loire in 2002

  Number of CUMA

Number of employers and employees in CUMA

Number of employees in CUMA

Loire-Atlantique

251 5000 182

Maine et Loire

290 5987 50

Pays de la Loire

1543 28 411 417

(Source : Adefa, Loire-Atlantique, 2002)

IV.3 The employment in temporary workNombre d’associations de remplacement

Nombre d’agriculteurs adherents

Nombre d’heures de remplacement

Nombre de salariés permanents

Loire-Atlantique 26 4946 20 000 114

Maine et Loire 8 935 70 000 375

Mayenne 29 5500 160 000 89

Sarthe 16 - 70 000 -

Vendée 26 5749 100 000 52

Pays de la Loire 105 17 130 600 000 290

(Source : Adefa, Loire-Atlantique, 2002)

IV.4 Figures 10% of the farms have

permanent contracts and 25% seasonal jobs

44% of the jobs come from of the single enterprises,20% of the GAEC,21% of the EARL and 15% of the other societies

Units of more than 100 ha:22% of the jobs and units of

less than 20 ha: 21% of the jobs

Quantités de main d’œuvreen 1000 UTA (Unités de travail agricole)

2000

2005

         familiale         salariée         Entreprises de travaux, CUMA         total

61,7

210,783,4

53,5

18,7

0,772,9

 (source : agreste Les comptes de l’agriculture en 2005)

Number in 2005 In thousand Women

Employees (family)•-Full-time -part-time job Agricultural jobs(except family)•permanent•Seasonal

75,7

42,98,3

  

14,16,8

25,4

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V The employment in Maine et Loire 12 000 full time jobs in 2004 -7 % between 1998 and 2004 1st employer: arboriculture Part of the permanent jobs: 20%. The mushroom beds have

the most permanent contracts (87%) An employee makes in average 500 hours of work each year The wages: the minimum wage ( seasonal and low-skilled

jobs) Equality between women and men in the specialized

cultures. There are more men in viticulture and mixed farming

50% of the employees have less than 25 years old.

VI) Brief introduction of the agricultural organisations

ASAVAPA:Promotion of the jobs, of the men, to facilitate the exchanges, to inform and to make aware of the evolutions of the professional, economic, social and cultural life

Actions: Reports,Meetings, VisitsRun by a board of administration

FAFSEA: in house trainingActions: TrainingRunned by representatives of the employers and employees trade unions

 

The trade unions:Relationships, representation and defence of the employees in the economic, professional and social life

Actions: Negotiations, Representations, Trade union actions

Run by elected members

Bibliographie DRAF, Pays de la Loire, www.draf

.pays-de-la-loire.agriculture.gouv.fr ADEFA (Association départementale Emploi Formation

en Agriculture) : Traitement de données statistiques 2006

 Chambre Régionale d’Agriculture des Pays de la Loire, www.agrilanet.com

Agreste, Ministère de l’Agriculture et de la pêche,www.agreste.agriculture.gouv.fr