The Rapid Decline of Swiss Farms

The rapid decline of Swiss farms

Roughly 800 farms vanish every year in Switzerland, the equivalent of two per day, reported RTS. In the canton of Vaud alone, an average of one farm disappears each week. Behind these figures lies a more complex truth: the difficulty of intergenerational farm succession in a country where agriculture is still shaped by small, often […]

In Switzerland, two farms disappear every day. In the canton of Vaud, it is a farm that closes its doors every week. Behind these alarming figures is a complex reality: the often difficult transmission of agricultural heritage.