@article{Ghelfi:57508,
      recid = {57508},
      author = {Ghelfi, Rino and Rivaroli, Sergio},
      title = {MIGRATION AND HUMAN CAPITAL IN ITALIAN AGRICULTURAL LABOUR  MARKET: A CASE STUDY ANALYSIS},
      address = {2009-12},
      number = {697-2016-47712},
      pages = {8},
      year = {2009},
      abstract = {During the last years Italy, a country characterized by a  long history of emigration, has
seen a quickly growth of  the phenomenon of immigration. Our Nation seems to be  a
“docking point” for new and substantial flow of  immigrants mainly from Eastern Europe
looking for new work  opportunities. The profile of these people is usually  characterized
by high level of education as well as  flexibility and adaptability. For the national
economy in  general, and for the agricultural sector in particular,  this new migration flows
represent an effective answer to  the aversion for the agricultural job expressed by  many
potential autochthon workers.
Which are the  characteristics of extra-community agricultural labour?  Which are the
characteristics of migration flows linked to  the agricultural labour in three provinces of
one of the  main agricultural regions in Italy?
Based on National  Institute of Welfare information’s (INPS), the research  underlines the
diversification of this phenomenon among  Italian regions as well as its dynamism. In
Italy, during  the last five years, the proportions of foreign  agricultural workers increased
up to 50%, and peaked in  four Italian regions: Friuli Venezia Giulia,  Campania,
Piemonte and Emilia-Romagna. In Emilia-Romagna,  in particular, immigrants represent
almost a quarter of  total agricultural workers and most of them aged less than  forty years.
The analysis of information about labour  market in the agricultural sector in some
Emilia-Romagna  provinces shows that immigrants are concentrated in few  farms.
Farmer prefers to engage homogeneous ethnic groups  to assure cultural affinity among
the employees. In the  local agricultural labour market the immigrants coming  from
Eastern Europe, in particular from Poland and Romania,  are aged between 22 and 36
years, are unemployed in their  country, they have a driving license and a good
knowledge  of Italian and English language.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/57508},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.57508},
}