A call for research and policy into building multi-layered social resilience toward a sustainable agricultural workforce in Switzerland.
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
40893188
Abstract
The agricultural workforce is exposed to rapidly changing working conditions due to societal, economic, political, and ecological challenges. In the Swiss farming community, poor mental wellbeing is a growing concern and research focuses on the distribution and hazards of psychological distress in farmers and their social network. This perspective benefits from insights of the first agricultural cohort in Switzerland, illustrating the complex field that farmers operate in. Consequently, we call for a paradigm shift in research and policy from individual vulnerability to multi-layered social resilience toward building an agricultural workforce with the capacity to create pathways for a sustainable agriculture.
Date Issued
2025
Publication Type
Article
Subjects
Switzerland
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agriculture
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mental health
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multi-layered
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occupational health
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social resilience
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Doetzer, Julia | |
Kaiser-Grolimund, Andrea | |
Ammann, Priska | |
Imboden, Medea | |
Jeong, Ayoung | |
Veillat, Aline | |
Winkler, Mirko S | |
Fuhrimann, Samuel | |
Probst-Hensch, Nicole |
Journal
Frontiers in Public Health
Publisher
Frontiers Media
ISSN
2296-2565
Access(Rights)
open.access