Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Proportion of women producers by production system: Dairy: 5% Beef cattle: 35% Dual-purpose cattle -Large areas: 6% -Medium areas: 12% -Small areas: 17% -Subsistence - high density: 23% -Subsistence - low density: 19% (IICA, 2024)
2 million family farmers live in northern Central America and are among the most vulnerable populations (World Bank, 2024).
28th was El Salvador's ranking as the country most affected by climate change between 2000 and 2019 (IDB, 2024).
Solo el 3% de hogares pobres es cubierto por programas de transferencias monetarias condicionadas en El Salvador (BID, 2024)
1 in 5 students, aged 15-16 years, reported having stopped eating at least once a week (IDB, 2024).
6% of El Salvador's GDP in 2021 corresponds to the import of fossil fuels for energy (IDB, 2024).
In 2022 we produced 408,571 miles of liters of milk with a total of 360,291 vacas (horras and paridas) (MAG, 2023)
Gestation length of Holstein cows in El Salvador: Average: 274.7 days (Castro-Montoya, 2023)
Birth weight of Holstein cows in El Salvador: Average birth weight: 34.45 kg (Castro-Montoya, 2023)