Glossary:Farm work
Farm work is considered as every type of work on the holding which contributes to either
- the activities defined in the European Statistical Classification of Economic Activities (NACE Rev. 2) for crop and animal production and related service activities (see also the definition of agricultural holding)
- the maintenance of the means of production, or
- activities directly derived from these productive actions
Includes
- Organisation and management tasks such as buying and selling or accounting
- Field labour tasks such as ploughing, haymaking or harvesting
- Raising of animals related tasks such as preparation and distribution of feed, milking or care of animals
- All work carried out on the holding in respect of storage, processing and market-preparation of primary agricultural products (ensiling, packing, etc.)
- Maintenance work (on buildings, machinery, installations, etc.)
- Holding own-account transports, as far as this is carried out by the holding’s own labour force
- All non-separable non-agricultural secondary activities (activities closely linked to agricultural production which cannot be separated from the main agricultural activity e.g. some instances of wine-processing)
Еxcludes
- Work in the households of the holder or manager
- Agricultural activities carried out on other agricultural holdings
- Any forestry, hunting and fishery operation (whether or not carried out on the holding)
- Separable non-agricultural secondary activities (such as the ones mentioned in NACE A01.63 e.g. the processing of agricultural products on the holding; these are classified under other gainful activities directly related to the holding, on the holding)
- Any non-agricultural activity
- Any other gainful activities carried out by the holder and/or the labour force
Further information
- Structure of agricultural holdings (ESMS metadata file — ef_esms)