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EPISODE · Apr 11, 2023 · 14 MIN

Forty per cent of farmers are retiring in the next decade. How do we replace them?

from This Matters · host Toronto Star

Guest: Nicholas Keung, immigration reporter When forty per cent of farm operators retire in the next decade, an influx of skilled labourers will be needed to fill the gap. A new report says targeted immigration is one step to keep the sector sustainable, but it also calls for a better understanding of the needs of the agricultural business sector to attract more workers. This episode was produced by Alexis Green, Paulo Marques and Raju Mudhar.

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