Indicator 2.3.1 - Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming / pastoral / forestry enterprise size
This indicator refers to the value of production per labour unit operated by small-scale producers in the farming, pastoral and forestry sectors. Data will be produced by classes of enterprise size. The indicator will measure progress towards SDG Target 2.3.
Target 2.3
By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and nonfarm employment.
Indicator 2.3.1: Progress Assessment
Impact
Together with indicator 2.3.2, it offers a complete breakdown of who small-scale producers are, what they earn and how much they produce. These indicators are vital for government efforts to drive the nation’s economy, eliminate hunger and poverty and reduce inequality.
Key results
The productivity of small-scale food producers continues to lag behind that of larger-scale producers, with more pronounced differences in higher-income countries. Among small-scale food producers, the labour productivity of production units headed by men and women are similar.
Small-scale food producers provide key contributions to the resilience of agricultural and food production systems, which is important to combat hunger. While they account for significant shares of food production in several countries, they are often among the most vulnerable groups in rural areas and within the agrifood system.
According
to the latest available country figures, small-scale food producers’ labour
productivity is less than USD 25 per day (at constant 2017 purchasing power
parity [PPP]), worked in some low- and middle-income countries. In addition,
the labour productivity of small-scale food producers continue to lag behind
those of larger-scale producers, with more pronounced differences in higher
income countries. In most European countries reported and Canada, the labour
productivity of small-scale producers is less than one quarter that of
larger-scale producers.
Elearning
SDG Indicators 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 - Labour Productivity and Income of Small-scale Food Producers
02/06/2023
This course has been developed to support countries in computing and monitoring Indicators
Multimedia
SDG 2 – Indicators of productivity and income of small-scale food producers
01/01/2019
An overview of SDG indicators 2.3.1 and 2.3.2, measuring productivity and income of small-scale food producers.
Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators (2022)
01/09/2022
Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators offers detailed analyses and trends on selected indicators for which...
Capacity development
Methodology
- Metadata
- Methodology for computing and monitoring the Sustainable Development Goal Indicators 2.3.1 and 2.3.2