What is a family farm?

Family farm refers to a new type of agricultural business main body that uses family members as the main labor force, engages in agricultural scale, intensification and commercialization of production and operation, and uses agricultural income as the main source of income for the family.

Family farm, an imported term originated in Europe and the United States; in China, it is similar to the upgraded version of the large-scale farmers. It is usually defined as a new type of agricultural business entity that engages in large-scale, intensive, commercialized agricultural production and operation with family members as the main labor force, and takes agricultural income as the main source of income for the family.