Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
9-10% of Guatemala's annual GDP comes from agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, 2024).
4.9 million hectares of agricultural land in Guatemala, of which 3 million are crops and 1.16 million (39%) are basic grains, corn and beans (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, 2024).
Half or more of those employed in high-value export-oriented agriculture in countries such as Chile, Ecuador and Guatemala are women.
2% of landowners own 65% of the arable land (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
78% of farms use only 10% of the land for cultivation (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
In two climate-vulnerable regions of Guatemala, 95 % of farmers perceive climate change; 81 % report production impacts, but only 41 % have adapted—mainly via tree planting (Viguera et al., 2019).
20 million people in farm households in developing countries are growing and consuming biofortified crops according to HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
