Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
48% represents the incidence of poverty in rural areas of LAC (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
11.9% in 1991 to 4.2% in 2012 was the drop in the share of credit to the agricultural sector within the total portfolio in LAC (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
26% could increase agricultural productivity in Peru with access to credit, and profits could increase between 17% and 27% (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
50% is the approximate agricultural productivity gap between Latin America and the Caribbean and the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
3.2% was the average annual growth of gross value added of output in LAC between 2006 and 2011, with 2.2% explained by productivity growth (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
5.5% was the growth of the agricultural sector compared to 2.5% of the economy's growth in 2013 as a result of the commodity production boom (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
5.8% of total employment in Latin America and the Caribbean corresponds to the agricultural sector (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
6% of GDP represents the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, ranking below other regions such as Asia (10%) and Africa (14%) (Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
Less than $15 (constant 2011 PPP) per day worked is the maximum labor productivity of small-scale food producers in all low- and middle-income countries with available data. (FAO, 2022)
68 countries had at least one measure to ensure the fair sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources and traditional knowledge, according to the Nagoya Protocol, by the end of 2021 (FAO, 2022).
