Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
19 % of the formal workforce in agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean are women, although they remain underrepresented in the sector (OECD, 2018).
252,000 productive units were estimated in Argentina within family agriculture (International Land Coalition, 2021).
2 million people, around 9% of Argentine territory, participate in family farming (International Land Coalition, 2021).
54% of employment is generated by family farming in Argentina on only 13% of the available cultivated land (International Land Coalition, 2021).
65% of producers consider themselves family farmers, representing 53% of rural employment and impacting 20% of national agricultural production (International Land Coalition, 2021).
44% of the land area of family farmers is leased in Argentina (International Land Coalition, 2021).
1% of producers in Argentina owned 36% of the land (International Land Coalition, 2021).
12% of the formal labor force in Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Chile and Argentina was engaged in agriculture, mainly in rural areas (FAO, 2020).
74% of the total Agtech startups in the Latin American region are in Argentina and Brazil (IDB, 2019).
249,663 explotaciones agrícolas hay en Argentina en total (INDEC, 2018).
