Mar 14, 2014 06:00
10 yrs ago
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English term

family farmers

English to Spanish Social Sciences International Org/Dev/Coop
I'm adding subtitles to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQd6LpBVxIk&feature=youtu.be that talks about the importance of family farms/farmers. I would usually use something like "pequeño agricultor" but there is a line that says "Family farmers, big and small, make up 57% of the world’s food production" so I can't really use "pequeño" there for "family".

Any suggestions?
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Proposed translations

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granjeros autónomos/granjeros de fincas de propiedad familiar.

granjeros autónomos – granjeros de fincas de propiedad familiar.

Así, a bote pronto, se me ocurren varias cosas que te anoto y puedes “googlear” a discreción...

Lo de “granjeros autónomos” sería una idea, es decir, el trabajo agrícola o de granja se realiza en familia.

Los trabajadores autónomos, trabajan por cuenta propia... como un “freelancer” (mmh... ¿has visto alguno rondando por aquí? ;-)

La otra opción sería algo del tipo:

Propietarios de granjas familiares
Propietarios familiares de granjas

Granjeros-agricultores de fincas familiares...

Suerte.


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Note added at 42 mins (2014-03-14 06:42:49 GMT)
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agricultores de fincas familiares...

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Note added at 48 mins (2014-03-14 06:48:29 GMT)
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agricultores de propiedades familiares

agricultores de fincas privadas...

(family-owned...)



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Note added at 15 hrs (2014-03-14 21:24:45 GMT)
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Tras ver todas las opciones y el video del enlace, creo que lo mejor es algo como esto:

Agricultores de explotaciones familiares...

Lo dicho, suerte.

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Note added at 4 days (2014-03-18 21:35:09 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome.
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2 hrs

explotaciones agrícolas / agroganaderas / agropecuarias familiaries

En la oración que nos das, mi propuesta encajaría bien, aunque no se use un sujeto personal (granjero).

en explotaciones agroganaderas familiares como pilares fundamentales frente a la agricultura de las transnacionales. Las nuevas competencias que asumió ... (http://www.iuaragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/documento...

El concepto “agricultura familiar” (en adelante “AF”) se ha definido a partir del estudio de Obschatko (2009). Las explotaciones agropecuarias familiares están caracterizadas, según este estudio, por los siguientes rasgos dominantes: (http://www.proinder.gov.ar/productos/Biblioteca/contenidos/e...

En la nueva PAC (CE, 1999b) se abandona el trato preferencial que hasta ese momento disfrutaban las explotaciones agropecuarias familiares en materia de ... (http://books.google.es/books?id=qedGQi53GmcC&pg=PT638&lpg=PT...
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7 hrs

Minifundios

En realidad estas parcelas o fincas de familia son tan pequeñas que solo producen bienes para autosubsistencia o lo que denominamos los economistas productos de pancoger. En Colombia suelen ser Platano, Yuca y Frijol en la Zona Cafetera.
I hope it may help you.

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farmers in this context, should then be considered minifundistas as well. Bye for now.
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7 hrs

agricultores artesanales

Y la actividad sería "agricultura artesanal". Creo que va bien en contexto.

"La agricultura artesanal, en mayor o menor escala, representa el 57% de la producción mundial de alimentos."

Note from asker:
Thanks Mónica, I really liked your suggestion as well.
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