The Swiss Farm Structure in 2008

Forecasts are made on the future development of Swiss agricultural structures by using results of an ex-post-analysis on the determinants of structural change. As a result, the structural change in Swiss agriculture will continue with an annual rate of 2.7 per cent less farms each year. Small farms with up to ten hectares will have a probability below average to carry on. The amount of workers in agriculture will decrease, too. The reduction in labour, however, takes a slower pace than the reduction in the number of farms.