Family Farming through the lens of Work Organization

Illustrations from Africa. Dedieu et al. 2025

This paper’s objective is to generate knowledge about work organization patterns in family farms
across Africa. The study uses a multisite approach, covering five African countries and 14 farming systems, from Tunisia to Madagascar, and is based on the Quaework methodology. Most farming systems combine multiple work organization patterns. The contribution of women to farm work is also discussed, sometimes more significant and other times less so,
depending on the farming system. The paper examines the workers’ task profiles and related working conditions,
providing more detail on what the work involves and who the workers are behind “family” farming.