African countries have a choice between establishing an agricultural sector founded on broad-based ownership of medium-size farms (much larger than those currently operated and expanding over time) or a dual structure where a few mega farms coexist with many small producers. Given the long-term impacts associated with such choices, clear elaboration of the issues in an informed public debate about the development paths open to a country is needed. In contrast to Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America is characterized by greater variation in availability of area for expansion, yield gaps, and area cultivated per rural individual (figure 3).Area cultivated per rural inhabitant ranges from ha in Haiti to ha.
