All disparities presented in rural areas of Latin America directly result in agricultural productivity levels. This question arises as one of the fundamental aggravating factors that impede the broad growth of the entire agricultural sector in Latin America.
About 70% of all products that make up society's basic food come from small and medium-sized rural properties, responsible for make available on the market, mainly corn, beans, potatoes, yams and cassava, in addition to a restricted livestock production (beef, milk, chicken, among others others). Despite their extreme importance in food production, these properties have a modest technological level that reflects in a low productivity, this technology gap is due, among other reasons, to the lack of financial aid and advice technique.
On the other hand, large estates of monoculture production reach high levels of productivity in crops destined for export, such as sugarcane, coffee, soy, wheat, cocoa and tropical fruits. In addition to these foodstuffs, in several countries this type of rural property is responsible for exporting meat, mainly beef, which supplies markets in Europe and other continents.
Large estates receive incentives from the government through facilities in obtaining credit, this process stems from influences countries that want their internal markets to be supplied by these large rural properties with the products they produce. Another type of pressure that favors large rural properties is government representatives, such as deputies, senators, who fight for the interests of these producers, named within the bench congress ruralist.
By Eduardo de Freitas
Graduated in Geography
Source: Brazil School - https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/geografia/agricultura-na-america-latina.htm
