The annual turnover of family farming in Brazil is US $ 55.2 billion. According to information from the Government of Brazil, considering only the production of small producers, Brazil is consolidated as the eighth largest producer of food in the world.
Compiled data from World Bank and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply show that by adding family agriculture to all food production in Brazil, industry revenues reach US $ 84.6 billion per year.
According to the latest Census of Agriculture, family agriculture is the basis of the economy of 90% of Brazilian municipalities with up to 20 thousand inhabitants. In addition, it is responsible for the income of 40% of the economically active population of the country and for more than 70% of Brazilians employed in the field.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.