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More students from urban areas are joining agricultural programs at schools and graduates are finding niche areas of the field.
Younger Canadians may not own the farmland or heavy machinery needed to launch traditional agriculture careers, but they are equipped with technology.
Vertical farming stacks crops vertically in layers, typically in an indoor setup, allowing farmers to control lighting, humidity and temperature.
As a large number of Canadian farmers head into retirement, fewer young people are stepping up to take on those roles.
Statistics Canada : 61 per cent of Canadian farm operators were 55 and older, according to a 2021 Statistics Canada report.
The number of farmers under 35 fell to 8.6 per cent as of 2021 , compared with 11.5 per cent in 2001 .
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