Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
50% higher are incomes from rural non-farm jobs compared to farm incomes (New Society, 2017).
68% was the representation of labor income in rural areas with respect to income in urban areas in LAC (Nueva Sociedad, 2017).
30% is rural poverty among wage earners in rural areas and self-employed workers in 2015 in LAC (Nueva Sociedad, 2017).
From 33% to 22% female rural employment decreased between 2005 and 2014 (New Society, 2017).
5% or less is usually the open rural unemployment rate in most LAC countries (Nueva Sociedad, 2017).
From 26% to 25.4% went the percentage of rural population in LAC between 1950 and 2015 (New Society, 2017).
From 3.2% to 7.4% increased the rural population over 65 years old in LAC (Nueva Sociedad, 2017).
58% of the LAC population was rural in 1950 and 20% in 2015 (Nueva Sociedad, 2017).
83% of agricultural R&D was financed by national governments in LAC in 2006 (ASTI, 2009).
$USD2.8 billion (12% of the global total) was spending on agricultural R&D in LAC in 2000 (ASTI, 2009).
