Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Mexico reached 32.1 million hectares for agricultural use (INEGI, 2022).
Half of the world's population lives in households dependent on agrifood systems (FAO, 2023).
2.5 times more people live in rural areas than in urban areas in Colombia (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
3.5% was the annual growth of agricultural production in LAC between 1950 and 1975 (ECLAC, 2021).
From 2.3% to 3.5%, the agricultural GDP growth rate for LAC increased between 1990 and 1998, which was below expectations (ECLAC, 2021).
9.4% was the annual growth rate of imports in current dollars between 1990 and 1998, compared to 5.6% for exports (ECLAC, 2021).
50% of the properties had less than five hectares in 1990, representing only 2.0% of the land (ECLAC, 2021).
1% of producers in Argentina owned 36% of the land (International Land Coalition, 2021).
70% of the livestock herd and 60% of the livestock area in Costa Rica will adopt low-emission systems with adaptation and resilience measures by 2030 (Government of Costa Rica, 2020).
130,000 hectares of degraded land will have been restored by 2050 through agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, depending on the international support received (National Government of the Republic of Panama, 2020).
