Farming January 2026
Emerging
Benchmark status
We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Farming
Most represented regions in this benchmark
Oceania
71%
Europe
10%
Northern America
10%
MEA
6%
Reported gender breakdown
Male
71%
Female
29%
Non-Binary
0.07%
Are employees committed to their organizations?
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
72% of Farming employees are engaged
This is in the top 43% compared with other industries.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 17 and is in the top 45% compared with other industries.
How does Farming compare?
People in Farming were much more positive than average regarding Innovation, Company Performance, and Social Connection.
People working in Farming are more engaged than Public Relations & Communications, Higher Education, Government Administration, and Government. People working in Farming are less engaged than Legal Services, Venture Capital & Private Equity, and Engaging Growth.
The highest scoring question for Farming had 90% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of %[Company]% (+1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Farming were generally least favourable about Action, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 20% of people disagreeing (+3% above average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 20% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+0% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 9% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-1% compared to overall).
Understanding Tenure distributions
Tenure describes how long an employee has worked for their company: we know through our research that newly hired employees tend to be more positive than their tenured counterparts. Positivity declines sharply before bottoming out between two to six years, then rises slightly for those that remain.
The tenure composition of a benchmark can influence overall scores.
Tenure distributions
Less than 3 months
2%
3 months to 6 months
3%
6 months to less than 1 year
6%
1 to less than 2 years
12%
2 to less than 4 years
22%
4 to less than 6 years
13%
6 to less than 10 years
21%
Greater than 10 years
22%