BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30498@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:The Future is Farming: What Do Young Farmers Need? DTSTAMP:20261114T020135Z DTSTART:20261207T190000Z DESCRIPTION:In the first episode of a new series on the future of farming\, we explore what\nthe next generation of farmers needs to build a sustaina ble future.\n\nFewer than ten per cent of Dutch farmers are under the age of forty. When\nfarmers retire\, there is often no successor ready to take over their business.\nYoung people are deterred by high land prices\, cli mate and environmental\nchallenges\, complex regulations and an increasing ly polarised public debate. The\nNetherlands is not alone in this: across Europe\, the farming population is\nshrinking\, with small-scale farmers p articularly likely to leave the sector.\n\nYet the next generation of farm ers is essential. Not only to secure Europe’s\nfuture food supply\, but al so to bring about much-needed innovation in the\nagricultural sector. In t he first edition of The Future is Farming\, we explore\nwhat the farmer of the future will look like\, and what it will take to get\nthere. What are the main obstacles preventing young people from taking over a\nfarm? What can governments\, banks and other stakeholders do to help remove these\nb arriers?\n\nAnd what role will Europe play? From 2028 onwards\, the EU’s s ubsidy system is\nset for a major overhaul. At the same time\, the Europea n Commission has set an\nambition for at least a quarter of all farmers to be under the age of forty by\n2040. What plans are in place to make this happen?\n\nAbout The Future is Farming\nEuropean farmers are facing a numb er of existential challenges. The average age\nof farmers is rising\, land is becoming increasingly expensive\, and climate\nchange is making farmin g a more uncertain livelihood. At the same time\, the EU\nis committed to safeguarding food security for its 500 million citizens. What do\nthese de velopments mean for the future of European agriculture?\n\nIn collaboratio n with WUR (Wageningen University & Research)\, De Balie presents\na three -part series exploring the future of farming. Who will be the farmers of\n tomorrow\, what do they need\, and where and how can we ensure a sustainab le\nfuture for farmers and agriculture? We will take a close look at the r est of\nEurope: what can we learn from one another? Many of the solutions are already\nthere\, we just need to implement them. Over the course of th ree evenings\, we\nbring together people from across the European agricult ural sector to explore\nwhat farming in the twenty-first century will look like. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/the-future-is-farming-what-do-young-far mers-need GEO:52.3630433;4.8828596 LOCATION:De Balie - Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10\, 1017 RR Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:ecology,talk X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

In the first episode of a new serie s on the future of farming, we explore what the next generation of farmers needs to build a sustainable future.

Fewer than ten per c ent of Dutch farmers are under the age of forty. When farmers retire, ther e is often no successor ready to take over their business. Young people ar e deterred by high land prices, climate and environmental challenges, comp lex regulations and an increasingly polarised public debate. The Netherlan ds is not alone in this: across Europe, the farming population is shrinkin g, with small-scale farmers particularly likely to leave the sector.

< p>Yet the next generation of farmers is essential. Not only to secure Euro pe’s future food supply, but also to bring about much-needed innovation in the agricultural sector. In the first edition of The Future is Farming, w e explore what the farmer of the future will look like, and what it will t ake to get there. What are the main obstacles preventing young people from taking over a farm? What can governments, banks and other stakeholders do to help remove these barriers?

And what role will Europe play? Fr om 2028 onwards, the EU’s subsidy system is set for a major overhaul. At t he same time, the European Commission has set an ambition for at least a q uarter of all farmers to be under the age of forty by 2040. What plans are in place to make this happen?

About The Future is Farming< /strong>
European farmers are facing a number of existential challenges . The average age of farmers is rising, land is becoming increasingly expe nsive, and climate change is making farming a more uncertain livelihood. A t the same time, the EU is committed to safeguarding food security for its 500 million citizens. What do these developments mean for the future of E uropean agriculture?

In collaboration with WUR (Wageningen Universi ty & Research), De Balie presents a three-part series exploring the fu ture of farming. Who will be the farmers of tomorrow, what do they need, a nd where and how can we ensure a sustainable future for farmers and agricu lture? We will take a close look at the rest of Europe: what can we learn from one another? Many of the solutions are already there, we just need to implement them. Over the course of three evenings, we bring together peop le from across the European agricultural sector to explore what farming in the twenty-first century will look like.

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