Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
15.7% of Argentina's GDP in 2021 came from agricultural and agrifood value chains (World Bank, 2024).
77% of family farming producers indicated that their main source of income is agricultural, fish farming and forestry production (MAG, 2022).
56% of production occurs on peasant family farming farms of up to five hectares in Paraguay (MAG, 2022).
20% of the added value of the agri-food sector in Argentina is represented by the soybean value chain, followed by wheat, beef, corn and milk (World Bank, 2024).
1.9 million hectares are dedicated to commercial crops, and only 445 thousand hectares are for staple foods in Ecuador (IEE, 2020).
59 million women live in rural areas in Latin America and the Caribbean, 20 million are part of the economically active population and 4.5 million are agricultural producers (FAO, 2017).
1.6% reached loans to the agricultural sector in LAC in 2020, before decreasing to 1.37% in 2021 (ECLAC et al., 2024).
This study assessed crop diversity among 180 Peruvian farmers (2018–2022) using Shannon–Weiner and Margalef indices. Five crop types were identified; projections indicate growth in 15 families and decline in 9 by 2025 (Chavez et al., 2024).
80% of farmers in Colombia are family farmers (CNIE, 2016).
486,000 people in rural areas of Central America faced severe drought conditions between April and November 2023, affecting the main planting and harvesting seasons due to reduced rainfall associated with the El Niño phenomenon. (WFP, 2024).
