Brazil: agriculture in context.

Brazil was among the 27 countries and territories named in WFA’s founding initiative. The association’s first international conference took place on 15–16 December 2022 in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China.

The founding network connected agricultural communities across Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas around cooperation, practical knowledge and farmer livelihoods.

The figures above describe land use, work and primary production. Agricultural land includes permanent pasture as well as arable land and permanent crops. Employment covers agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing and uses a modeled ILO estimate.

The land-use figure is from 2024; employment and value added are from 2025. Each percentage has a different denominator: land area, total employment or GDP. Value added deducts intermediate inputs from output; it is a share of the economy, rather than a growth rate or measure of farm income.

Food manufacturing, distribution and retail can create additional work and value outside the agriculture category. Following those activities helps explain how primary production connects with the wider food economy.

Brazil’s agricultural-land share describes use of a resource rather than its condition. Arable land, permanent crops and permanent pasture are combined in this measure. Soil, water, trees and habitats need additional local evidence when discussing how production fits within a landscape.

A practical land-use conversation can bring farmers and other resource users together around a defined area. Identify production needs, vulnerable places and responsibility for shared resources. Comparing those observations with operating costs and livelihoods helps turn a broad stewardship goal into a decision that people can assess and maintain.

The linked World Bank country profile brings together economic, social and environmental information. Read the historical series alongside recent experience from farmers, producer organizations, researchers and public agencies. Together, they can help define the resources, skills, costs and market requirements behind a local agricultural decision.