Brazil

In Brazil, farming is defined through four criterias.  These criterias are related to land tenure, farm size, dependence on farm income, and the use of predominately family labor.  Most family farms are in the northeastern, southern, and southeastern parts of Brazil.  More than 70% of domestically consumed food comes from family farmers.

 

Percentage of crops produced by family farmers:

Manioc- 84%

Beans- 67%

Corn- 49%

Rice- 34%

Milk- 58%

Cattle- 31%

Pork- 51%

Poultry- 50%

Wheat- 21%

Soybeans- 16%

 

IBGE's 1995/96 farming and livestock census says that there were 4,339, 859 family farms in Brazil.  The largest was 100 ha. in area.  Family farms grew in the 1990's by 75%.  This was compared to only 40% for larger scale producers.  This was credited to the National Program on family agriculture.

 

Commercial Farming

Brazil is the world's largest exporter of coffee, soybeans, beef, sugar cane, and ethanol.  Brazil is called the "breadbasket of the world" thanks to the Estado Novo with Getulio Vargas.  In 2008, the country produced 145,400,000 tons of grain.  This employed an additional 4,890 people.  Agri business in Brazil ranks at 26.46%.

 

For more information on subsistence and commercial agriculture, click here

 

 

Ref. en.m.wikipedia.org