Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
From 38% to 31% passed the indigence line of the rural population in Latin America in the 2000s (ECLAC & EU, 2017).
From 64% to 54% decreased the rural population in LAC below the poverty line in the 2000s (ECLAC & EU, 2017).
6.9% of the population would remain destitute if there is a loss of 5.6% of agricultural product in LAC (ECLAC & EU, 2017).
5.8% of total employment in Latin America and the Caribbean corresponds to the agricultural sector (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
2 times the incidence of natural disasters has doubled in the last 30 years in the Latin America and Caribbean region (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
100% of the international initiatives considered for the development of green production indicators include the Sustainable Development Goals, indicators from OECD, UNEP, ILAC, ILO, and UNIDO (Cervera-Ferri & Ureña, 2017).
430% was the growth of the average number of ISO 14001 certifications in South and Central America, representing 3.34% of the world total in the last period (ECLAC, 2017).
9.94% de las patentes registradas en América Latina entre 2010-2012 fueron consideradas "verdes", superando levemente el promedio mundial de 9.29% y el de la OCDE de 9.80% (CEPAL, 2017).
58% of the LAC population was rural in 1950 and 20% in 2015 (Nueva Sociedad, 2017).
From 3.2% to 7.4% increased the rural population over 65 years old in LAC (Nueva Sociedad, 2017).
