small-scale producer
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United States Code
22 U.S.C. § 9303 — in this chapter (2 versions over time)
The term "small-scale producer" means farmers, pastoralists, foresters, and artisanal fishing communities that have a low asset base and limited resources, including land, capital, skills and labor, and, in the case of farmers, typically farm on fewer than 5 hectares of land.