Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
3.5% of women over 15 years of age are unemployed and close to 75% of employed women over 18 years of age have informal jobs in Guatemala (FAO, 2023).
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).
2.8 million direct jobs and three times more indirect jobs are generated by fishing and aquaculture in LAC (FAO, 2024).
At least 16% of employment associated with capture fishing is in the hands of women (FAO, 2024).
11 percentage points is the difference between the informal employment rate in the rural sector among people aged 15 to 24 and those over 25 (ILO, 2021).
22% of LAC exports are agricultural, contributing 5% of the regional GDP and generating 15% of the region's jobs. (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)
In 2019, 36% of women and 38% of men worked in agri-food systems (FAO, 2023).
1.23 billion people are employed in agri-food systems (FAO, 2023).
70% of child labor globally and 52% in the Americas was concentrated in the agricultural sector in 2022, despite progress in its reduction (OECD, 2022).
