Farm Census 2020: Additional census Digitalisation gains ground in agriculture

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Digitalisation gains ground in agriculture

23.11.2021 - Over a third of all farms use digital technologies. The most popular device is the mobile phone used by 28% of all farms, whereas use of drones (2%) and digital networking is still in its infancy. More than 60% of farms in Switzerland have diversified their activities. The main type of diversification is direct marketing, e.g. through a farm shop; in the past ten years these have more than doubled in number. Two-thirds of women farmers working exclusively on the farm have their own old-age insurance account. These are some of the findings of the agricultural farm census 2020, produced by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Observation period
2020
Spatial division
Switzerland
Published by
Federal Statistical Office
Source(s)
Federal Statistical Office
FSO number
2021-0550-e
Copyright
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Article type:
Press release
Published on:
23.11.2021
Topic:
Agriculture and forestry

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