Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
3 main mechanisms explain the gains from trade: specialization according to comparative advantages, exploitation of economies of scale, and increased productivity through the selection of efficient companies (Umaña, 2009).
50% of the differences in income and growth observed in Latin America correspond to differences in total factor productivity, attributed to technological progress and innovation (Umaña, 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).
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 cooperatives are not effective when it comes to systemic risks, such as adverse weather and sudden commodity price falls (Bosselmann, 2008).
