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Despite the fact that the level of education on Slovenian agricultural holdings has significantly improved in the period 2000-20120, it is still quite unfavourable. Still, more than half of the farmers have only practical experience with work in agriculture. In all age classes, the number of farmers who have completed one of the forms of formal agricultural education is increasing. Under the Rural Development Program, 105,406 participants participated in education and training in the sub-measure Support for Vocational Training and Skills Acquisition Activities. More than three quarter of them were educated in the field of Agri-environment-climate payments and Organic farming. The share of farmers with basic and complete agricultural education in Slovenia is higher than the average in the EU-28 countries, but Slovenia still lags considerably behind the most developed European countries.


The indicator shows the educational level of farmers of agricultural holdings in Slovenia based on the achieved agricultural education. Their favourable age and educational structure is one of the important factors which can contribute to the more efficient management of the agricultural holdings, as only well-educated, innovative and aware farmers can more easily adapt to contemporary economic, environmental and social conditions. The number of participants in the trainings under the Rural Development Programme does not provide a direct link between the achieved level of education and the environmental effectiveness of agricultural policy measures but shows the willingness of decision-makers on farms to educate and introduce environmentally friendly farming methods.


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Figure KM07-1: Agricultural training of holding managers on family farms in Slovenia
Sources: 

SORS, 2022

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Agricultural training of holding managers  [Number]

No data [Number]

Practical experiences only [Number]

Basic agricultural training [Number]

Full agricultural trainingc [Number]

No data [%]

Practical experiences only [%]

Basic agricultural training [%]

Full agricultural trainingc [%]

2000

86336

1869

72440

7045

4982

2.16

83.90

8.16

5.77

2003

77037

1001

63104

7415

5518

1.30

81.91

9.63

7.16

2005

77042

0

55562

16368

5110

0

72.12

21.25

6.63

2007

75209

0

49141

20395

5673

0

65.34

27.12

7.54

2010

74425

0

47970

19896

6559

0

64.45

26.73

8.81

2013

72176

0

36152

27618

8405

0

50.09

38.26

11.65

2016

69671

0

34969

24720

9981

0

50.19

35.48

14.33

2020

52557

0

27235

16260

9062

0

51.82

30.94

17.24

Figure KM07-2: Agricultural education of holders on agricultural holdings in Slovenia by age classes
Sources: 

Eurostat, 2022

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2005[number]

2010[number]

2016[number]

Less than 35 years

2100

1730

1320

35-64 years

32000

29010

21670

Over 65 years

21480

17300

12040

Less than 35 years

660

780

960

35-64 years

11830

14790

17230

Over 65 years

3880

4370

6580

Less than 35 years

670

740

950

35-64 years

3680

4910

7860

Over 65 years

860

1020

1320

Total

77160

74650

69930

Figure KM07-3: Number of participants in training under Sub-measure M01:Support for vocational training and skills acquisition actions
Sources: 

MAFF, 2022

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Forestry[Number]

Agri-environment-climate payments [Number]

Organic farming[Number]

Animal wellfare[Number]

Young farmers[Number]

Processing and marketing[Number]

Total[Number]

2015

1146

1146

2016

6451

3154

173

9778

2017

1080

6896

3260

6812

219

18267

2018

6768

3339

7843

109

18059

2019

1023

108

3461

7897

101

12590

2020

967

7324

7092

8139

84

23606

2021

13289

8587

84

21960

Figure KM07-4: Share of holders with basic and fukll agricultural training in Slovenia and other EU Member States
Sources: 

SORS, 2011; Eurostat, 2016

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2005[%]

2010[%]

2016[%]

Romania

7.37

2.52

3.23

Greece

5.39

3.48

6.80

Bulgaria

5.30

3.42

9.30

Croatia

4.96

10.92

Hungary

13.38

14.64

21.27

Spain

10.45

15.33

21.61

Slovakia

14.60

23.79

23.03

Cyprus

6.42

5.71

27.48

United Kingdom

23.22

22.78

30.62

Malta

0.45

9.82

31.15

Lithuania

30.90

30.01

38.64

Estonia

32.90

36.51

39.76

Poland

38.50

45.94

44.75

Sweden

33.56

30.89

45.12

Austria

48.07

48.04

46.12

Latvia

34.06

38.52

46.78

Belgium

47.73

47.82

48.22

Slovakia

11.81

12.03

48.41

Ireland

30.69

31.01

49.75

Slovenia

27.98

35.65

49.89

Finland

40.61

43.98

51.44

Denmark

44.45

49.08

53.38

Czechia

44.71

56.65

57.22

France

54.34

50.32

63.27

Luxembourg

55.92

60.45

63.96

Germany

68.47

68.58

65.38

Netherlands

71.47

71.18

78.34

Italy

11.22

95.03

97.55


Goals

  • Improving the educational structure on agricultural holdings,
  • guiding future holders towards formal forms of education,
  • constant raising of awareness, training and education of stakeholders who ensure the protection of natural resources and ecosystem services.

The educational structure of farmers on Slovenian agricultural holdings is quite unfavourable. According to the data from agricultural census in the year 2000, there were 86,336 farmers in Slovenia. As many as 72,440 (85.8%) had no formal agricultural education and only had practical experience with agriculture, a further 7,045 (8.3%) completed basic courses in agriculture, and 4,982 (5.9%) had formal agricultural education. In the year 2016, when the last sample survey of the structure of agricultural holdings was carried out, the number of holders decreased to 52,557, and their educational structure improved significantly. The share of farmers with only practical experience in agriculture amounts to 51.8 %. This share is slightly higher than it was during the sample survey of agricultural holdings in 2016, but the data of labour force are not directly comparable due to different thresholds.

According to the data from the sample survey from 2016, the educational structure of farmers between different age groups is improving. Compared to the data from 2005, the number of farmers with only practical experience in agriculture in the age group up to 35 years decreased by more than a third (37.1%), while the number of farmers with basic and complete agricultural education increased by 43,1 %. The situation is similar in the age group over 65, where the number of those who have only practical experience in agriculture decreased by more than a third (33.9%), while the number of farmers with basic and complete agricultural education increased by as much as 66.7 %.

Under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 for Slovenia, the sub-measure Support for Vocational Training and Skills Acquisition Activities is being implemented. This sub-measure is intended for training courses required at the time of entry or at the time measure-related obligations are fulfilled for different sub-measures, such as: agri-environment-climate payment, organic farming and animal welfare. Training is also provided in the field of marketing and processing of agricultural products and occupational safety in forests. Trainings are also provided for young farmers, who are a specific target group. In the period 2015-2021, 105,406 participants attended education and training. The majority of participants attended training in the field of Agri-environment-climate measures (38.7 %) organic farming (37.4 %) and animal welfare (19.3 %).



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