Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Roughly 79% of the food consumed in Colombia is produced by family farming (CNIA, 2016).
More than 50% of food production comes from small farmers in LAC (Rabobank, 2015).
In 31 million hectares, the area dedicated to agricultural production in LAC expanded (FAOSTAT, 2013).
There are 44,781 farms in Uruguay, of which 25,285 are family units (MGAP, 2011).
80% of participating families adopt good agricultural practices as an indicator of the first product of PAF-Food Security (Martín Manzano, 2012).
1,004,000 hectares of corn ceased to be planted in Mexico between 1994 and 2006, showing a significant reduction in cultivated area (Arroyo, 2009).
20% of wild relatives of food crops such as peanuts, beans, and potatoes could go extinct by 2050 (Jarvis et al., 2008).
In Central America, coffee is planted on nearly 1 million ha and sustains the livelihood of 300,000 farmers (Bosselmann, 2008).
43% of vineyard surface area in Argentina was dedicated to high enological value varieties in 2001, significantly increasing from approximately 20% in 1990 (McDermott, 2005).
65% of Mendoza's harvest was classified as high and medium quality grapes in 2002, while in San Juan it only reached 26%, showing a marked difference in quality production between the provinces (McDermott, 2005).
