Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
Half or more of those employed in high-value export-oriented agriculture in countries such as Chile, Ecuador and Guatemala are women.
83.9% of the farms in the Southern Cone are family farms, with 5,154,533 units and an average area of 47.02 ha.
92% of the farms in Chile are family farms (277,166 units) with an average area of 46 ha.
67.9% of farms in Chile are mini-farms of less than 2 hectares under basic irrigation.
