The share of utilised agricultural area in Cyprus managed by women farm managers stood at 6.5% in 2023, below the EU average, according to data published by Eurostat on Thursday.
At EU level, women managed 17.2% of the utilised agricultural area in 2023. Eurostat noted that where women are responsible for agricultural holdings, these are more likely to be relatively small, while generational renewal may gradually increase their participation in larger and more commercially oriented farming systems.
Of the 241 NUTS 2 regions for which data were available, 134, or 55.6%, recorded a share of utilised agricultural area under female management below the EU average.
The lowest share was recorded in the Dutch region of Friesland, where women managed 2.7% of the utilised agricultural area, corresponding to around 6,000 hectares.
At the other end of the scale, the highest share was recorded in the region of Upper Austria, at 42.5%, corresponding to around 211,600 hectares managed by women.