Industry Profile Global Employee (millions, ILO estimates) 1 / 2 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 96.3 Trend outlook Global trends and their impact on job creation Technologies and their impact on job creation Trends most most likely to drive industry transformation and their expected impact job creation, ordered by net Technologies most most likely to drive industry transformation and their expected impact job creation, ordered effect (share of organizations surveyed) by net effect (share of organizations surveyed) Job creator Job displacer Net effect Global net effect Job creator Job displacer Net effect Global net effect Consumers becoming more vocal on environmental issues Agriculture technologies -100% +100% -100% +100% 57% 73% Investments to facilitate the green transition of your business Biodiversity protection technologies -100% +100% -100% +100% 56% 50% Broader application of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards Environmental management technologies (e.g. pollution abatement, recycling) -100% +100% -100% +100% 40% 50% Increased adoption of new and frontier technologies Climate-change mitigation technology (Alternative Energy, Greenhouse gases … -100% +100% -100% +100% 40% 42% Supply chains becoming more localized Digital platforms and apps -100% +100% -100% +100% 40% 35% Broadening digital access Water-related adaptation technologies (e.g. conservation, availability) -100% +100% -100% +100% 29% 29% Rising cost of living for consumers Encryption and cybersecurity -100% +100% -100% +100% -26% 29% Supply shortages and/or rising cost of inputs for your business E-commerce and digital trade -100% +100% -100% +100% -32% 23% Role outlook Human-machine frontier Churn in five years Human-machine frontier 23% Five-year structural labour-force churn (percent) Tasks performed by humans and machines today and in 2027 (share of total) Global 23% Human Machine Industry Frontier Global Frontier Key roles for business transformation ALL TASKS Roles most selected by organizations surveyed (as either growing, stable or declining), ordered by net role growth, and their net growth and structural churn (percent) Now NET GROWTH INDUSTRY GLOBAL ROLES -50% 0 50% CHURN CHURN 61% 39% 2027 Forecast 45% 41% Agricultural Equipment Operators 53% 47% 15% 18% Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products Workforce strategy outlook 24% 24% Business Development Professionals Talent outlook in 2027 Expected change in talent availability, development and retention in the next five years (share of organizations surveyed) 12% 16% Farmworkers and Laborers Improving Worsening Global average Global average 13% 12% Nursery and Greenhouse Workers Talent availability when hiring -100% +100% 20% 52% 15% 14% General and Operations Managers Talent development of existing workforce -100% +100% 4% 76% 16% 17% Assembly and Factory Workers Talent retention of existing workforce 14% 15% Agricultural Inspectors -100% +100% 8% 76% 16% 19% Accountants and Auditors Accounting, Bookkeeping and Payroll 23% 29% Clerks Business Services and Administration 35% 22% Managers