The State of Family Farms in the World

作者：Benjamin E. Graeub, M. Jahi Chappell, Hannah Wittman, Samuel Ledermann, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Barbara Gemmill‐Herren · 发表于：World Development · 年份：2015 · DOI：10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.05.012 · 被引用次数：546 · 研究领域：Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development、Agricultural Innovations and Practices、Organic Food and Agriculture

2014 was the United Nations’ International Year of Family Farming, yet the importance of family farming for global food security is still surprisingly poorly documented. In a review of agricultural census data, we find that globally family farms constitute over 98% of all farms, and work on 53% of agricultural land. Across distinct contexts, family farming plays a critical role for global food production. We present two examples of policy approaches toward family farmers—Brazil and Malawi—to provide insight into some of the complexities and challenges behind the global numbers.