Victoria
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Taken from the Alberta Beef Producers site:
# Of the 385,610 farm operators in Canada, one-quarter or 97,345 are women
# Of the 276,550 farms in Canada, 5% of farms are run by women and 30% by male-female teams
# 49% of female farm operators in Canada have post-secondary education, compared to 37% of their male counterparts
# Of those who make agriculture their primary source of employment in Alberta, 29% are women, 71% are men
# Of the 385,610 farm operators in Canada, one-quarter or 97,345 are women
# Of the 276,550 farms in Canada, 5% of farms are run by women and 30% by male-female teams
# 49% of female farm operators in Canada have post-secondary education, compared to 37% of their male counterparts
# Of those who make agriculture their primary source of employment in Alberta, 29% are women, 71% are men