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Independent news outlet Telex says the average land area per farm has grown by 18% in the last three years, signaling stronger concentration among larger players.
Sociological analyses show that this trend began long before recent political cycles. In 2017, 5% of farms controlled nearly two‑thirds of all land, and by 2020, 4.3% of farms used three‑quarters of the country’s agricultural territory.
Historical factors also contributed, including post‑1990 reprivatization policies that left many smallholders without resources, leading to 400,000 people losing work and enabling cooperative leaders to buy up land and assets.
Today, 37% of farms are run by people aged 65 or older, while farmers under 40 represent less than 10%, making succession a major challenge and further fueling consolidation as capital‑strong actors purchase farms left without heirs.
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