Number of family farms worldwide
According to the report on in-depth investigation and investment prospect forecast of Chinese family farms under the background of modern agriculture in 2020-2024 issued by CICI, family farms are the most important agricultural management mode in the world and play a key role in global food production. According to the analysis of international agricultural census data from 105 countries and regions in 2016, family farms account for 98% of all farms in the world, and 475 million out of 483 million sample farms are family farms, occupying at least 53% of agricultural land and producing at least 53% of food. Based on the agricultural census data of 30 countries, FAO's state of food and Agriculture estimates that 500 million of the 570 million farms in the world are family farms, with 75% of agricultural land.
China's family farm development policy is good
According to the report on the in-depth investigation and investment prospect forecast of Chinese family farms under the background of modern agriculture in 2020-2024 issued by CICI, the family farms have ushered in many favorable policies in the past two years. On March 9, 2019, the Ministry of agriculture and Rural Affairs issued the high quality development plan for new agricultural business entities and service subjects (2020-2022), which is aimed at improving the quality of family farms, farmers' cooperatives, farmers' cooperatives, and farmers' cooperatives Specific plans have been made for the high-quality development of new agricultural management and service subjects such as agricultural socialized service organizations, and five supporting policies and four guarantee measures are put forward. On July 1, 2019, the general office of the Ministry of agriculture and rural areas and the general office of the Ministry of Finance jointly issued the notice on supporting the cultivation of new-type agricultural business entities, informing the implementation of the standardized promotion action of farmers' cooperatives and the cultivation plan of family farms, actively developing dairy farmers' cooperatives and dairy cattle family ranches, cultivating and creating agricultural industrialization consortia, and accelerating the cultivation of new agricultural business entities To speed up the construction of a three-dimensional and complex modern agricultural management system based on household management, with cooperation and union as the link and market demand as the guidance. On August 27, 2019, 11 departments and units including the Ministry of agriculture and rural areas jointly issued the guidance on the implementation of the family farm cultivation plan, which put forward relevant opinions on the problems of family farms in China, such as the initial development stage, low development quality, weak driving ability, imperfect policy system, non-standard management system, and imperfect service system. On March 9, 2020, the Ministry of agriculture and rural areas issued the "high quality development plan for new agricultural business entities and service subjects (2020-2022)", which made specific plans for the high-quality development of family farms.
In 2020, the No. 1 central document put forward the need to develop the rural industry of the rich people. We should support all localities to build their own distinctive agricultural industry chains based on their resource advantages, establish and improve the mechanism for farmers to share the value-added benefits of the industrial chain, form competitive industrial clusters, and promote the integrated development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries in rural areas. Focus on the cultivation of family farms, farmers' cooperatives and other new agricultural business entities, cultivate agricultural industrialization consortia, and integrate small farmers into the agricultural industry chain by means of order agriculture, equity dividends and trusteeship services. Commercial banks are encouraged to issue special financial bonds such as "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" and small and micro enterprises. We will implement preferential tax policies on small loans for farmers. Qualified family farms and other new agricultural business entities can enjoy the current tax reduction and exemption policy for loans related to small and micro enterprises.
Development scale of family farms in China
1、 Development status of family farm
According to the report on in-depth investigation and investment prospect prediction of China's family farms under the background of modern agriculture in 2020-2024 released by CICI, by the end of 2018, the number of family farms listed in the list reached 600000, including 83000 demonstration family farms above the county level. The average labor force per family farm is 6.6, including 1.9 employees. More than quadrupled from 2013. By the end of 2018, the total land area of family farms in the registered list was 162 million mu, of which 71.7% of the cultivated land came from leasing. By the end of 2018, the total value of agricultural products sold by family farms nationwide will reach 194.62 billion yuan, with an average of about 324000 yuan per family farm. The business scope of the family farm is gradually diversified, from the combination of grain and economy, to the combination of planting and breeding, and then to the integration of planting, breeding and processing. The primary, secondary and tertiary industries are integrated and developed, and the economic strength is constantly enhanced.
2、 Family farm development goals
By 2022, the policy system and management system supporting the development of family farms will be further improved, the number of family farms will increase steadily, and the number of demonstration family farms at all levels will reach 100000, and the production and operation capacity and driving capacity will be consolidated and improved.
Chart of China's family farm construction goals in 2022