Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
1,000,000 hectares of landscapes will be incorporated into restoration processes in Chile by 2030, with priority given to vulnerable areas (Sánchez Molina, 2020).
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).
58% of the population (360 million people) in LAC were overweight, with Chile (64%), Mexico (63%), and Uruguay (63%) standing out (World Bank, 2020).
Almost 25% of the species in Chile are endemic (MMA, 2019).
In 10 out of 11 countries in LAC, the percentage of female agricultural researchers increased from 2006 to 2012/2013 (IDB and IFPRI, 2016)
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.
20.6% was the annual growth rate of Chilean wine exports between 1990 and 2007, becoming the fastest-growing product among the main export categories in the country (Sabel et al., 2012).
67.9% of farms in Chile are mini-farms of less than 2 hectares under basic irrigation.
40% of global supply chains show the emergence of capable and autonomous small suppliers operating in sectors such as agro-industrial in Chile or garments in India, exercising increasing autonomy in their dealings with current customers who value their initiative (Sabel & Reddy, 2006).
