Agriculture Reference
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Figure 9.1 Distribution of horticultural farms by area
categories of actors involved in performing farming activities were identified:
1 Owner-producers work in production and marketing and includes labour
performed by family members either on a part- or full-time basis.
2 Medieros are responsible for the physical work needed to produce crops.
They may also call on family labour, to avoid the costs of hiring salaried
workers during the harvest. Photographs and information given by reliable
informants show that work done by women and young children makes an
Table 9.3 Composition of groups of workers on the quintas
Horticultural farms by area (hectares)
Total
%
0-5 ha
18
24.66
5-10 ha
21
28.77
11-15 ha
9
12.33
16-20 ha
4
5.48
21-30 ha
6
8.22
31-60 ha
8
10.96
61-100 ha
1
1.37
101-200 ha
5
6.85
More than 201 ha
1
1.37
Total
73
100.00
