2017 Articles

From big to small: the significance of smallholder farms in the global food system

Fanzo, Jessica C.

In this inaugural issue of Lancet Planetary Health, Mario Herrero and colleagues shed light on how smallholder farmers contribute to the quantity and quality of our global food supply. In their Article, they seek to better estimate where these farms are located, what agricultural commodities (plants, livestock, and fish) are produced from farms of different sizes, how diverse these commodities are, and what their relevance to nutrient production is.