Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
A 19% increase in yields is achieved through water harvesting applied to cereals (CAF, 2025).
A 4% increase in yield could be achieved through these extension technologies (CAF, 2025).
50% of the region's food is produced by family farming (CAF, 2025).
55% of OECD productivity is achieved by agriculture in LAC (OECD, 2024).
TFP grew by 2.4% annually in OECD countries during the same period 1950–1975 (OECD, 2024).
A quarter of the capital per worker in LAC is equivalent to the level observed in the US (OECD, 2024).
TFP in Latin America and the Caribbean fell by 0.08% annually between 1975 and 2023 (OECD, 2024).
1950–2023 is the period in which LAC's TFP remained systematically below the OECD average (OECD, 2024).
TFP in the OECD grew by 0.05% annually between 1975 and 2023 (OECD, 2024).
33%, 39% and 42% are the relative productivities of trade, manufacturing and other services in LAC (OECD, 2024).
