Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
127 thousand tons of Andean grains were produced in Peru in 2020, supporting the income of 125 thousand families.
5.7 million field jobs are generated in Peru from the production of the main Andean grains, including quinoa, cañihua, kiwicha or amaranth and chocho or tarhui.
27% (395) of the cooperatives in Peru are linked to agriculture and livestock farming.
More than 90% of rural households in Peru, Bolivia, El Salvador and Paraguay have no Internet connection.
40% of agricultural researchers in Latin America were between 50 and 60 years old in 2012/13.
Twenty percent of the wheat exported in the season beginning July 1, 2023 will come from Russia.
83.9% of the farms in the Southern Cone are family farms, with 5,154,533 units and an average area of 47.02 ha.
46.9% of the farms in Uruguay are family farms, with a total of 21,038 units.
93.1% of the farms in Paraguay are family farms (269,559 units) with an average area of 10.45 ha.
92% of the farms in Chile are family farms (277,166 units) with an average area of 46 ha.
