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PANDEMIC CHALLENGES: People are dropping out of the workforce for family concerns, including to help their children navigate distance learning, a new study by the Center for Rural Policy finds. Jobs can be found in rural Minnesota, but they may not match the skills you have.
The unemployment picture in rural Minnesota in 2021 presents a dichotomy: Not only is there high unemployment and people dropping out of the labor force, but there also is a workforce shortage.
The pandemic s impact on employment in rural Minnesota is explored in a report, Pandemic Impacts on the Rural Workforce, prepared by the Center for Rural Policy and Development, a nonpartisan policy research organization based in Mankato.
The health emergency caused by COVID-19 created more unfavorable conditions for defenders of the land and territory due to the creation of emergency decrees and the increased isolation of communities from society.
Federal agency deems TIAA’s land holdings in Brazil legally null and void
A technical report by Brazil’s land reform agency INCRA has deemed TIAA’s land titles in Brazil to be legally null and void. This conclusion is discussed in a new report by Rede Social, the Lawyer’s Association for Rural Workers (AATR), and GRAIN. TIAA (The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America) is the largest international farmland investor operating in Brazil’s Cerrado. It invest in rural properties through a complex web of intermediary companies, which includes capital investments in Radar S/A. Radar was originally set up as a joint venture with Brazilian sugar company Cosan S/A. TIAA ultimately holds 100 percent of the preferred shares and has provided 97 percent of Radar’s capital.
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Retail Inflation for Farm, Rural Workers Eases in December Due to Low Food Prices
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Retail inflation for farm and rural workers eased to 3.25 per cent and 3.34 per cent, respectively, in December, mainly due to lower prices of certain food items. Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL (Consumer Price Index-Agricultural Labourers and CPI-RL (rural labourers) decreased to 3.25 per cent and 3.34 per cent in December 2020 from 6 per cent and 5.86 per cent respectively in November 2020, a labour ministry statement said.
According to the statement, inflation based on the food index of CPI-AL and CPI-RL is at (+) 2.97 per cent and (+) 2.96 per cent, respectively, in December 2020. Among states, the maximum decrease in the consumer price index numbers for agricultural labourers and rural workers was experienced by Gujarat and West Bengal (-20 points each) mainly due to the fall in prices of gur, onion, green chillies, vegetables and fruits etc.