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More than one third of EU farmers are female
By EUobserver
More than one third (35%) of EU farmers were female in 2016, according to Eurostat's 2017 edition of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Statistics. In five countries more than 40 percent of farmers were female, Austria (45%), Romania (43%) Poland, Greece and Slovenia (41% each). By contrast, the lowest proportions of women farmers were reported in Denmark (20%) and Ireland (12%).