Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
From 6% to 11% increased the share of the agricultural sector in GDP in Argentina between 1980 and 2011 (ECLAC & EU, 2017).
75% of agricultural production in the Latin America and Caribbean region is represented by Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
6.65% of the total expenditure on science and technology in Argentina in 2013 was allocated to environmental care and control (ECLAC, 2017).
In 10 out of 11 countries in LAC, the percentage of female agricultural researchers increased from 2006 to 2012/2013 (IDB and IFPRI, 2016)
65.6% of the farms in Argentina are family farms (218,868 units) with an average area of 107.45 ha.
