Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
34.6 was the external relative labor productivity index for Social services in LAC versus the EU (EU=100) in 2023 (ECLAC, 2025).
>50% of food in LAC is produced by family farmers.
30% of microenterprise leadership positions are held by women and youth according to fifth product indicators (Martín Manzano, 2012).
30% of socio-productive association memberships are comprised of youth as generational inclusion indicator (Martín Manzano, 2012).
10% of wine companies in Argentina are cooperatives, many of which emerged as a result of specific policies to strengthen small producers (McDermott, 2005). Mención: El 10% de las empresas vitivinícolas en Argentina son cooperativas, muchas de las cuales surgieron como resultado de políticas específicas para fortalecer a los pequeños productores (McDermott, 2005).
604,000 immigrants and 1,608,000 emigrants were present in the Dominican Republic in 2020, although other evidence indicates that net inflows are positive, according to data from Expansion (Campos et al., 2024).
521,000 immigrants and only 150,000 emigrants were roughly present in Costa Rica in 2020, while Panama had 313,000 and 140,000 respectively, according to data from Expansion (Campos et al., 2024).
52% is the calculation of the degree of informality of rural land in Colombia (Fedesarrollo, 2024).
1 in 5 students, aged 15-16 years, reported having stopped eating at least once a week (IDB, 2024).
58 million women live together in rural areas on the continent (Guiskin, 2019).
