Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Nutritional outcomes and agriculture are linked in six important ways: as a source of food, as a source of income, through food prices, women's empowerment, women's time use, and women's health and nutritional status (Duncan et al., 2022).
Proportion of women producers by production system: Dairy: 5% Beef cattle: 35% Dual-purpose cattle -Large areas: 6% -Medium areas: 12% -Small areas: 17% -Subsistence - high density: 23% -Subsistence - low density: 19% (IICA, 2024)
The 1% increase in global GDP from closing the gender gap in agricultural productivity and wages would reduce food insecurity by 2%, benefiting 45 million people.
43% of the world's agricultural labor force is made up of women, who play key roles in food production, processing, marketing and consumption.
3 million women in countries such as India, Indonesia, Cambodia and the Philippines benefit from the Women’s Livelihood Bond Series (WLB), issued by Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), which supports their sustainable livelihoods (ECLAC, 2024).
8% of the 650 billion dollars issued in sustainability bonds correspond to gender bonds, mostly issued by multilateral entities such as the World Bank and the IDB (ECLAC, 2024).
3% of environmental philanthropy only supports women's environmental activism, according to the Gender Equality Action Coalition for Climate Justice (ECLAC, 2024).
Only 1% of "gender equality" funds from governments go to women's organizations (ECLAC, 2024).
55% of women entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean work in the informal sector, which limits their ability to grow in size and profits (ECLAC, 2024).
9% is the gender gap in financial access in developing countries (ECLAC, 2024).
