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Berner Fachhochschule, Hochschule für Agrar-, Forst- und Lebensmittelwissenschaften HAFL

Information sheets for business management with a focus on work-family balance in agriculture

Switzerland-wide

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Berner Fachhochschule, Hochschule für Agrar-, Forst- und Lebensmittelwissenschaften HAFL
Subsidised
Supported by public financial aid
Cantons
Switzerland-wide

The Federal Office for Gender Equality (EBG) supported the project with financial aid.

From: Bern University of Applied Sciences, School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL The offer provides information sheets for farmers to optimise the division of labour in agriculture using the planning tool Tänikoner Arbeitsvoranschlag. Household and family work is included as an integral part in the planning and analysis tools of agricultural enterprises. Agricultural advisors are trained to improve the division of labour between women and men and to identify work overloads at an early stage. The offer includes exchange meetings, interviews with farm manager couples and discussions with advisors.

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