The contributions of small farms to the environment or employment are increasingly recognised. Yet small farm employment receives little support from public policies. Can small farms provide employment opportunities in the agricultural sector? The objective of this work is to contribute to reflections on a better adaptation of public support to the heterogeneity of the contributions of small farms to employment. This article focuses on the example of France, using the 2010 agricultural census data. It proposes a typology of workforce patterns in French small farms. In 2010, labour‐intensive small farms with paid worker(s) accounted for just over 2 per cent of small farms in France. They were managed by trained farmers, sometimes newcomers to agriculture, and had high value‐added activities like agrotourism, short distribution channels and/or organic farming production. We conclude with recommendations for European and national public policies aimed at encouraging the maintenance and/or creation of employment on small farms. They include, for example, specific support for small farms, adapted to their lower investment needs and a lighter administrative burden to enable them to develop labour‐intensive projects; or a better integration of small farms into employers’ alliances.

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法国小农场能否为农业部门提供就业机会？

小农场对环境或就业的贡献越来越得到认可。然而，小农就业几乎没有得到公共政策的支持。小农场能否提供农业部门的就业机会？这项工作的目的是促进反思如何更好地适应公共支持以适应小农场对就业贡献的异质性。本文以法国为例，使用 2010 年农业普查数据。它提出了法国小农场劳动力模式的类型学。2010 年，有报酬的劳动密集型小农场仅占法国小农场的 2% 以上。它们由训练有素的农民管理，有时是农业新手，并有高附加值的活动，如农业旅游、短的分销渠道和/或有机农业生产。我们最后提出了欧洲和国家公共政策的建议，旨在鼓励小农场维持和/或创造就业机会。例如，它们包括对小农场的特定支持，以适应其较低的投资需求和较轻的行政负担，使它们能够开发劳动密集型项目；或者将小农场更好地融入雇主联盟。