Editing Economy of Guatemala (section)

=== Scale ===
The agricultural sector of Guatemala's economy consists of two types of producers: numerous small-scale peasant-owned farms in the highlands, and fewer medium- to large-scale operations in the more fertile lowlands.<ref name=Durr2016>{{Cite journal |last=Dürr |first=Jochen |date=2016-11-01 |title=The political economy of agriculture for development today: the 'small versus large' scale debate revisited |journal=Agricultural Economics |language=en |volume=47 |issue=6 |pages=671–681 |doi=10.1111/agec.12264}}</ref> The smaller farms produce staples for Guatemalan consumption, such as beans and maize, as well as fruits and vegetables for export. Larger farms produce export and plantation products like bananas, sugar cane, coffee, and rubber and palm oil.<ref name=Durr2016/><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last1=Hamilton |first1=Sarah |last2=Fischer |first2=Edward F. |date=2005-09-01 |title=Maya Farmers and Export Agriculture in Highland Guatemala: Implications for Development and Labor Relations |journal=Latin American Perspectives |volume=32 |issue=144 |pages=33–58 |doi=10.1177/0094582X05279503 |s2cid=144240335 }}</ref> While 88% of agricultural land in Guatemala is in large-scale farms, 92% of all farms in Guatemala are small. Large farms produce 1/3 more per hectare than small farms, but employ fewer people overall.<ref name=Durr2016/>