Labour shortages and alternatives to labour import in the Ontario fruit and vegetable industry
Abstract
Part II begins with the process of capital accumulation because, as noted in chapter one, it structures the nature of the supply and demand for labour. This chapter begins by documenting the pattern of labour demand, and the nature and extent of labour shortage in the south-western Ontario fruit and vegetable industry since the Second World War. Further, it explains why fruit and vegetable farmers have faced shortages of labour in terms of the political economy of agricultural production in the country.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Migration and Labor Dynamics
Agricultural economics and policies
Agriculture
Land Use
Rural Development
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 57–83
- Publication date
- 6 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter