Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
12.7% of the 497 productive articulation initiatives (PAI) (20 countries, 2023–2025) prioritize productive linkages as their strategic focus, according to the report (ECLAC, 2025).
According to the report (ECLAC, 2025), 26.6% of the 497 Productive Articulation Initiatives (IAP) (20 countries, 2023–2025) have as their strategic focus access to new markets or internationalization.
More than 40% energy savings and 35% lower emissions confirm the viability of biofuels in livestock farming (Foundation for Agricultural Innovation, 2023).
96.5 million tons was the total catch in 2022, marked by an exceptional peak of anchoveta reported by Peru and Chile (FAO, 2024).
The 2.3% growth in Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in Chile between 2012 and 2021, more than double the global average (1%), was the main driver of agricultural growth, which was 1.6%, slightly below the global average of 1.9% (OECD, 2024).
8% is the estimated reduction in the use of plastics which, together with a 5% decrease in certain raw materials, could generate increases in GDP between 0.9% and 2.2% and employment between 1.2% and 2.1% in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru by 2030.
57% of GHG emissions in the Southern Cone and Bolivia come from the AFOLU sector, with livestock as the main source of methane (Muñoz G. & Gauna D., 2024).
680 million hectares in the Southern Cone and Bolivia are used for cattle raising, accounting for 26.8% of production and 40.5% of world beef exports (Muñoz G. & Gauna D., 2024).
There are 138,628 agricultural holdings in Chile (INE, 2021).
Between 4% and 13% of women farmers in Peru, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Brazil and Chile have access to credit (FAO, 2022).
