Family farms are defined by two criteria: the importance of family labour and the transfer of
ownership, land tenure or management to the next generation. Most farms across the globe
are family farms, and they vary in size from< 1 ha to> 10,000 ha. Trends in farm size (small
farms getting smaller and large farms getting larger) are not directly related to farm
ownership and do not necessarily impact global food security. Rather, both the causes and
effects of farm size trends depend on the availability of farm resources and off-farm …

Family farms are defined by two criteria: the importance of family labour and the transfer of
ownership, land tenure or management to the next generation. Most farms across the globe
are family farms, and they vary in size from< 1 ha to> 10,000 ha. Trends in farm size (small
farms getting smaller and large farms getting larger) are not directly related to farm
ownership and do not necessarily impact global food security. Rather, both the causes and
effects of farm size trends depend on the availability of farm resources and off-farm …