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Farm size refers to the extent of land area or productive resources operated by an agricultural production unit, commonly measured by the amount of agricultural land managed by a farm household, enterprise, or other farming organization ^[1]. It represents a fundamental characteristic of farm structure and is used to describe the scale of agricultural operations, resource allocation patterns, and organizational differences among farms ^[2]. Farm size is typically distinguished from land ownership size because it concerns the area of land under the control or management of a production unit rather than legal ownership alone ^[3]. In agricultural development and rural research, farm size is closely associated with variations in production methods, input use, labor allocation, technology adoption, productivity performance, and market participation among agricultural producers ^[4]. Unlike farm scale, which may also incorporate output levels, capital intensity, or economic dimensions, farm size primarily refers to the physical extent of land resources involved in agricultural production ^[2].