Family Farmers: Large and Small

INSIGHTS IFPRInfographic ifpri.org MAGAZINE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE family farmers LARGE & small Family farmers cultivate a large share of farmland in most regions of the world. Although family farming predominates in Asia and North and Central America, farm size in those two regions varies drastically. 00 Europe 68% South America Africa 62% % of farmland CULTIVATED by family farmers 18% North & Central America Asia 85% I17.8 83% 744 12.4 2.2 1.0 average farm size in hectares Data sources: FAO, Family Farmers: Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth, infographic, 2014, http://www.fao.org/resources/infographics/infographics-details/en/c/230925/; FAO, 2000 World Census of Ag riculture: Analysis andinternational Comparison of the Results (1996-2005), (Rome, 2013), http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/tem- plates/ess/ess_test older/World Census_Agriculture/Publications/WCA 2000/Census13.pdf pp. 77-80.