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A profession in agriculture – why not? “What prevents you from working in Agriculture?” YPARD Switzerland asked on the streets of Zurich and Fribourg young persons and we learned, that agricultural professions seems to have an image-problem. Agriculture means for many person: badly paid job, with long working days and work, wich is perceived as dirty. On the other hand, young professionals in agriculture draw a completely different picture. Katrin Bürchler, Christian Andres and Markus Hofer are working in agriculture, but in very different fields: on a farm, in international agricultural research and in vocational training and advisory services. All of them are fascinated and elated by the possibilities, agriculture offers. In the short movie, young professionals explain their motivation and aims – and why they chose a profession in agriculture.