family agriculture

Family farming has different definitions depending on the country in question. In the United States, for example, it is defined as any farm organized as a corporation, partnership or family business, excluding those that are organized as corporations or non-family cooperatives, as well as those with hired managers. Countries in the European Union follow the definition of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), which understands family farming as any agricultural enterprise that is managed and operated by the family itself, in which at least 50% of the workforce is family members. Both the American and European definitions encompass small to large properties.
In the Brazilian definition, family farming can be defined as that type of agriculture that carries out activities in rural areas, simultaneously meeting the following requirements (defined in legislation):

i) Do not hold, under any title, an area larger than four tax modules;

ii) Predominantly uses the family's own labor force in the economic activities of its establishment or enterprise;

iii) Have a family income predominantly originating from economic activities linked to the establishment or enterprise itself;

iv) Run your establishment or business with your family.