Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
2 million family farmers live in northern Central America and are among the most vulnerable populations (World Bank, 2024).
Less than 4 in 10 adults living in rural Honduras have basic transaction accounts (World Bank, 2024).
75% of the water administered by the State is for agriculture (IICA, 2023).
The 53% of WPF local purchases were of local products for Guatemala and Honduras between 2013 and 2022 (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
Every 1 million USD of local product purchases benefits around 400 farming individuals with an increase of 1,865 USD per farmer annually (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
Every 1,000 metric tons of local product purchases benefits around 310 farmers with an annual gross increase of USD 1,865 per farmer (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
Every 1,000 metric tons of local product purchases result in a saving of 55 metric tons of CO2eq greenhouse gas emissions (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
73% share of agricultural production in the global South (developed countries) in 2020, compared to 44% in 1961 (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).
From $1.1 trillion to $4.3 trillion was the growth in global production of crop, livestock and agricultural raw materials (at constant 2015 prices) (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).
260 million hectares was the decline in agricultural land in the global north between 1961 and 2020 (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).
