GENERATION
FOR CHANGE
The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that 84 percent of the 570 million farms worldwide are fewer than two hectares and are owned and run by families. These smallholdings, found mainly in low-income countries, support more than two billion people worldwide.
Many of our raw materials, including cocoa, coffee, and tea, are grown by smallholder farmers. Because of the small size of their holdings, they’re particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts, water stress, soil degradation and plant diseases.