Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
2.5 times more people live in rural areas than in urban areas in Colombia (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
78% of farms use only 10% of the land for cultivation (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
2% of landowners own 65% of the arable land (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
Between 40% and 60% of young people, especially rural youth, migrate to cities (ECLAC, 2021).
65% of producers consider themselves family farmers, representing 53% of rural employment and impacting 20% of national agricultural production (International Land Coalition, 2021).
2 million people, around 9% of Argentine territory, participate in family farming (International Land Coalition, 2021).
4,726 agricultural organizations were registered with the Ministry in Ecuador in 2020 (IIE, 2020).
6.9% of the population would remain destitute if there is a loss of 5.6% of agricultural product in LAC (ECLAC & EU, 2017).
From 64% to 54% decreased the rural population in LAC below the poverty line in the 2000s (ECLAC & EU, 2017).
From 38% to 31% passed the indigence line of the rural population in Latin America in the 2000s (ECLAC & EU, 2017).
