Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
In Central America, coffee is planted on nearly 1 million ha and sustains the livelihood of 300,000 farmers (Bosselmann, 2008).
38% represents the coefficient of variation around the trend of Costa Rica's export price between 1961 and 1997 (Bosselmann, 2008).
100% of shaded coffee fields provide connectivity within degraded and fragmented forests, facilitating movement and maintenance of key wildlife populations (Bosselmann, 2008).
100% of coffee is the second most valuable product in the international market after oil (Bosselmann, 2008).
10 million smallholder farmers depend on coffee as their main source of income, with coffee being produced by more than 25 million farmers in 80 countries (Bosselmann, 2008).
100% of the PES program in Costa Rica includes four categories: biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, watershed protection and scenic beauty (Bosselmann, 2008).
100% of Central American coffee areas are dominated by small producers with small holdings, unlike the large coffee estates found in Brazil (Bosselmann, 2008).
600,000 farmers and employees of the coffee industry lost their jobs during the coffee crisis in Mesoamerica (Bosselmann, 2008).
60% of global supply chains have evolved from structures dominated by large producers or retailers to include capable and influential first-tier suppliers, often based in advanced developing countries such as South Korea or Taiwan (Sabel & Reddy, 2006).
40% of global supply chains show the emergence of capable and autonomous small suppliers operating in sectors such as agro-industrial in Chile or garments in India, exercising increasing autonomy in their dealings with current customers who value their initiative (Sabel & Reddy, 2006).
