The State of Food and Agriculture Report 2014 (#SOFA2014)

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FAO Economic and Social Development Department
The State of
Food and
Agriculture
2014
Innovation in family farming

Family farms are key to food security
and sustainable development
 The vast majority of the world’s farms are
family f...

More than 570 million farms in the world
47% Upper-middle-income
countries
36% Lower-middle-income
countries
13% Low-...

More than 90 percent of farms
are family farms
 Many definitions of family farming.
 Most refer to ownership/manageme...

Most of the world’s farms are small…
Share of farms, by land size class
72% <1 ha
12% 1–2 ha
10% 2–5 ha
3% 5–10 ha
1...

… but most of the world’s farmland
is on large farms
Distribution of farms and farmland worldwide
100
80
60
40
20
...

Smaller farms hold large shares of land
in lower-income countries
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100
80
60
40
20
0
Low-income countrie...

Farm households have many sources
of income
Average share of household income by source and farm size quartile
0% 20% 4...

Small farms have higher yields than
large farms …
Selected crop yields, by farm size
0 5 10 15 20
Bolivia (maize)
Eth...

… but they have lower labour
productivity
Value of agricultural production per worker per day
(constant 2009 PPP dollar...

Small farms sell less on the market
Share of agricultural production sold (percent)
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
B...

Role of innovation in family farming
 Family farms are central to global food
security and sustainable productivity.
...

What are key components of an
innovation system for family farming?
 An enabling environment that promotes
capacity to...

Agricultural R&D is crucial but most
takes place in only a few countries
Gecogorauphnict drisiteribsution of public expe...

Many countries need to invest more
in agricultural R&D
Agricultural research intensity, averages by decade and income gr...

Agricultural R&D can be made
more effective
 International cooperation can make
research efforts more effective.
 Fa...

Agricultural extension is also a priority area
Shares of farms accessing information through agricultural extension,
sel...

Extension models have changed …
 Areas of advice broadening beyond
technical production
 Increasing environmental con...

… but governments still have a role
in extension
 Recognize the role of pluralistic and
mixed systems
 Create condit...

Certain types of advisory services will only
be provided with government initiative
 Sustainability and environmental
...

Capacity to innovate must be developed
at different levels
Capacity development in different dimensions
The enabling en...

Different family farms need different things
from an agricultural innovation system
 Large family farms – similar to la...

For more information …
The State of
Food and Agriculture 2014
Innovation in family farming
FAO‘s major annual flagship...

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