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SafeHabitus
STRENGTHENING FARM HEALTH AND SAFETY KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION SYSTEMS
About project
SafeHabitus will make farming a safer occupation. Farming is amongst the most dangerous jobs in Europe. European statistics show that the fatality rate in farming is 233% higher than other industries and the accident rate is 18% higher. These figures underestimate the scale of .
- Project type
- Horizon Europe
- Country
- -
- Grant ID
- 10.3030/101084270
- Start date
- 1/1/2023
- End date
- 12/31/2026
- CORDIS database
- -
- Project website
- Project website
Contributions
Nearly half of the EU’s 13.2 million agricultural workers are excluded from safety statistics.
This policy brief presents ten evidence-based recommendations to address mental health and well-being among EU farmers and farm workers. It outlines key stressors—financial pressures, climate change impacts, administrative burden, social isolation—and calls for coordinated policy and sustainable funding.