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- Recent studies suggest that this figure is too high: smallholder farmers produce around one-third of the world’s food, less than half of what these headlines claim.
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Jun 1, 2018 · The widely reported claim that smallholders produce 70–80% of the world’s food has been a linchpin of agricultural development policy despite limited empirical evidence.
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Aug 6, 2021 · It is often claimed that smallholder farmers produce 70% or even 80% of the world’s food. This claim has even been made by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN FAO). It has been a linchpin for agricultural and development policies.
Apr 23, 2024 · Smallholder farmers produce more than 70% of the world’s food. Globally, there are approximately 570 million smallholder farmers, who own less than two hectares of land.
The widely reported claim that smallholders produce 70–80% of the world’s food has been a linchpin of agricultural development policy despite limited empirical evidence.
Apr 23, 2021 · 23 April 2021, Rome - The world's smallholder farmers produce around a third of the world's food, according to detailed new research by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Five of every six farms in the world consist of less than two hectares, operate only around 12 percent of all agricultural land, and produce ...
Smallholder farmers (hereafter smallholders) play a crucial role in global food production, producing approximately 70–80% of the world's food (Ricciardi et al., 2018). Smallholders are subject to diverse challenges that threaten their agricultural productivity and their livelihoods.
Sep 28, 2022 · The 600 million smallholder farmers around the world working on less than two hectares of land, are estimated to produce 28-31% of total crop production and 30-34% of food supply on 24% of gross agricultural area.
