Family farming in the CPLP and in the World
• 43% of the global workforce is employed in agriculture, 53% in the case of developing countries.
• In sub-Saharan Africa, 80% of farms are family farms.
• Two-thirds of the world's hungry are small farmers or live in rural areas, yet they are the most responsible for world food production.
• With a total population of about 250 million inhabitants, the CPLP has 28 million people suffering from hunger and food and nutrition insecurity. The most affected countries are Angola (44%), Mozambique (37%), Guinea-Bissau (31%), East Timor (23%) and Cape Verde (14%).
• In the CPLP family farms and small producers own the majority of farms (98% in Mozambique, 100% in Sao Tome and Principe, 89% in Cape Verde, 88% in Guinea-Bissau, 76% in Portugal, 84% in Brazil). Nevertheless, the land is concentrated in the hands of large producers, leaving small farming a tiny proportion (8% in Mozambique, 6% in Cape Verde, 16% in Guinea-Bissau, 11% in Portugal, 24% in Brazil) .
• In sub-Saharan Africa, 80% of farms are family farms.
• Two-thirds of the world's hungry are small farmers or live in rural areas, yet they are the most responsible for world food production.
• With a total population of about 250 million inhabitants, the CPLP has 28 million people suffering from hunger and food and nutrition insecurity. The most affected countries are Angola (44%), Mozambique (37%), Guinea-Bissau (31%), East Timor (23%) and Cape Verde (14%).
• In the CPLP family farms and small producers own the majority of farms (98% in Mozambique, 100% in Sao Tome and Principe, 89% in Cape Verde, 88% in Guinea-Bissau, 76% in Portugal, 84% in Brazil). Nevertheless, the land is concentrated in the hands of large producers, leaving small farming a tiny proportion (8% in Mozambique, 6% in Cape Verde, 16% in Guinea-Bissau, 11% in Portugal, 24% in Brazil) .