Family Farming: From Concepts to Public Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean

This paper discusses the use of the concept of family farming in Latin America, the challenges of its definition, and the risks of its generalization, as well as the importance and challenges of the concepts and typologies that shape public policy development in Latin America and the Caribbean. It also addresses the impact of conceptual understandings on the structuring of public policies supporting family farming, their progress and some limitations, and examines various perspectives and formulates recommendations.