It’s now a well-known fact that the average age of the farmers in the United States is 58 years old. In Brazil, the average age is a little younger at around 50, but the concerns remain the same in both places. Who’s going to replace the most experienced farmers when they step down in the next 15-20 years?
The reason behind this age gap is that many young people prefer to move to cities to find work, deciding that the manual work of agriculture is not glamorous, lucrative, or appealing. This creates a challenge for the technological advancement of agriculture as older generations are less familiar with new innovations.