With more than 350 million economically active children between the ages of 5 and 17 years old, child labor exploitation is a worldwide problem, and almost half of these children are engaged in hazardous work. In India, especially in West Bengal, children are mainly associated with agricultural work (potato cultivation) in rural areas due to poor socioeconomic conditions. Children have to perfo...

The maintenance of low-intensity farming is important for the conservation of habitats and species and is a particular issue in Europe as areas under extensive farming regimes continue to diminish. Current proposals for agricultural reform in Europe are seeking to retain and encourage extensive farming partly by seeking to redirect farm workers into non-farm activities such as leisure activitie...