Agriculture has lost 210,000 workers in the last 30 years

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Agriculture has lost 210,000 workers in the last 30 years

The Portuguese agricultural sector has seen its workforce drop from 430,000 to 220,000 over the last three decades, with four out of every 10 workers being foreign, yet productivity has more than doubled, according to a study revealed this Wednesday. Since 1995, the volume of agricultural labour has fallen from over 430,000 to approximately 220,000 units, while the value...

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