Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
89.5% of farms in Grenada are family farms (49,246 units), exceeding the LAC average of 81.3%.
74% of farms in Belize are family farms (10,272 units), compared to 81.3% in LAC.
91.2% of the farms in Antigua and Barbuda are family farms, with 1,118 units and 0.44 ha on average.
45% of Family Farming in Guatemala and El Salvador corresponds to salaried workers with agriculture as a secondary activity.
30-50% lower yields in family farming compared to commercial agriculture.
94% of small cassava producers yield less than 13 tons/ha, while large producers yield close to 30 tons/ha.
87% of family sugarcane farmers have a yield of less than 60 tons/ha, while large technicized producers exceed 100 tons/ha.
11,000 members, half of them women, make up 41 credit cooperatives of the National Rural Fund in Nicaragua, focused on family agriculture.
83% of wheat and 68% of fresh milk in Brazil are marketed by cooperatives.
300,000 pequeños productores en Honduras abastecen el mercado interno de frijol y maíz, con una mínima parte destinada a la exportación regional.
