Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
10%-15% of total jobs are associated with agriculture in LAC.
48% and 91% is the agricultural workforce in Argentina and Nicaragua respectively (Bambrilla et al., 2010).
19% and 9% of agricultural employment was contributed to male and female employment respectively between 2008-2011 (World Bank, 2013).
43% is the estimated proportion of women in the agricultural workforce globally (WRI, 2019).
1.23 billion people are employed in agri-food systems (FAO, 2023).
59 million women live in rural areas in Latin America and the Caribbean, 20 million are part of the economically active population and 4.5 million are agricultural producers (FAO, 2017).
Less than 50% of the people involved in agricultural production own land or have secure rights to it (UN, 2023).
In 10 out of 11 countries in LAC, the percentage of female agricultural researchers increased from 2006 to 2012/2013 (IDB and IFPRI, 2016)
20,600 agricultural researchers were hired in LAC in 2012/2013 (IDB and IFPRI, 2016).
Every 1 million USD of local product purchases benefits around 400 farming individuals with an increase of 1,865 USD per farmer annually (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
