Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
40% of ETC researchers were dedicated to crop research and 22% to livestock (ASTI, 2009).
US$3 billion was invested by LAC in agricultural research in 2006 (ASTI, 2009).
More than 60% of the rural population lives below the poverty line in LAC (ECLAC, 2008).
30% of the national workforce in Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay and Peru was from the agricultural sector (ASTI, 2009).
27 million people in LAC lived on less than 1USD per day and 170 million on less than 2USD per day (ASTI, 2009).
The poorest and richest 20% of the population in LAC receive 60% of the income (ASTI, 2009).
20% of wild relatives of food crops such as peanuts, beans, and potatoes could go extinct by 2050 (Jarvis et al., 2008).
5% of the total GDP of the LAC region was represented by agriculture in 2005 (ECLAC, 2008).
