Agriculture Land Tenure

Our own experiences in farming, coupled with my exposure to many individual farm problems encountered while working as a Farm Management Specialist, formed the basis of my study. It is evident that many problems of annual farm income, effective organization of farm units, rural depopulation and social adjustment have their roots in the lack of opportunities and alternatives for farmers to obtain, organize and use land, labour and capital resources. 

With the above as a central theme, I attempted to gain new ideas and concept from farming in the United Kingdom. I specifically studied land tenure, group farm activities, hired labour and livestock marketing. The following summary of each topic covers the specific objectives, the study of the topic and conclusions I reached as to how some ideas could be adapted in Canada. It is obvious that I was only able to scratch the surface of these subjects, but it is hoped that the contents of this summary will stimulate further discussion and study at farm, extension, research and policy levels.