Human Resource Management in Agriculture: Impact on Performance

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Table of Contents
Introduction.......................................................................................................................3
Global agriculture sector............................................................................................................3
Article 1 – Human Resource Management (HRM) in Agriculture.................................................3
Article 2: Human resource management in agricultural sector....................................................5
Article 3: A Look at Human Resource Management on WI Farms................................................6
Article 4: Human Resources Management in Agribusiness: Specifics and Systematization
Possibilities................................................................................................................................7

Introduction
Global agriculture sector
Agricultural industry is one of the oldest industries in the world and is also considered to be
the back bone of the economy of a number of powerful countries in the world. According to
The World Bank, agriculture is one such industry that can greatly help in reducing the global
poverty and raise income for improved food security for 80% of the world’s poor population.
A survey in 2016 found that out of all the poor working adults in the world, 65% of them
earned a living through agriculture Invalid source specified..
The entire global population is dependent on agriculture in some way or the other. One of the
prime causes for being dependent on agriculture industry is because of the requirement of
food. With the evolution of the global economy, the agriculture industry is also becoming
very competitive. The competition in the industry has involved individuals, such as small
town farmers as well as multinational companies that are now selling products grown in their
own farms. The increasing competition is also affecting the employees working in the
industry and is posing a great challenge to the human resource managers. One of the biggest
challenge to human resource managers in the agricultural sector is attracting and retaining
talented employees in the industry. Therefore, in this report, we will discuss whether human
resource management can have an impact on the performance of organisations operating in
the agricultural industry.
Article 1 – Human Resource Management (HRM) in Agriculture
Hemani, H. (2016, January 1). Human Resource Management (HRM) in Agriculture .
Retrieved April 15, 2018, from www.alrasub.com: http://www.alrasub.com/human-
resource-management-hrm-in-agriculture/
Key words: Human resource management, global economy, agriculture sector, recruiting,
employee training.
This article by Haroon Hemani provides a deep insight into the global agriculture industry
and its present scenario. The article presents some important facts related to the global
agriculture industry i.e. the industry alone accounts for 32% of the global employment, which