The Future of Work in Agriculture

We present a summary of the discussions held during the 2nd International Symposium on Work in Agriculture (March 29-April 1, 2021). The objective of the paper is to report on the themes and ideas exchanged, in a multidisciplinary framework, and to build a common vision of the future of agricultural work on a global scale. The dynamics of agricultural development, on the scale of continents, oppose northern and southern countries, raising different questions (for example agriculture without farmers in northern countries versus decent work for a large agricultural working population in southern countries). But some issues are cross-cutting: the agroecological transition, gender issues, the digital revolution, migration, are changing agricultural work in depth. We propose some perspectives for a research agenda to address the future of work in agriculture.