Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Every 1,000 metric tons of local product purchases benefits around 310 farmers with an annual gross increase of USD 1,865 per farmer (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
Every 1 million USD of local product purchases benefits around 400 farming individuals with an increase of 1,865 USD per farmer annually (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
The 53% of WPF local purchases were of local products for Guatemala and Honduras between 2013 and 2022 (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
3.5% of women over 15 years of age are unemployed and close to 75% of employed women over 18 years of age have informal jobs in Guatemala (FAO, 2023).
From 5.07 % to 4.91 % would reduce the urban extreme poverty rate in Guatemala with a decrease in the cost and time required to obtain health records (Kelleher & Reyes, 2014).
48% of Salvadoran imports are subject to at least one non-tariff measure, compared to only 16% of Honduran imports (Kelleher & Reyes, 2014).
11.6% and 68.4% is the effect of SPS measures in Guatemala on commodities, and their simplification could reduce extreme urban poverty (Kelleher & Reyes, 2014).
Half or more of those employed in high-value export-oriented agriculture in countries such as Chile, Ecuador and Guatemala are women.
86.5% of farms in Guatemala are family farms (718,585 units) with an average area of 1.2 ha.
