Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
24 million hectares is the extent of the area dedicated to irrigation in Mexico (IICA, 2023).
570 million smallholder farmers around the world receive crucial support through agricultural extension services (IFPRI, 2023).
26,344.52 million USD was the average net capital stock in agriculture, forestry and fisheries in 8 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2007 and 2021 (ECLAC, 2023).
103.42, with a minimum of 46.82 and a maximum of 616.24 was the average food price index in the 8 countries analyzed in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2007-2021 (ECLAC, 2023).
96.11, with a minimum of 57.9 and a maximum of 122.5 was the average food production index in the 8 countries analyzed in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2007-2021 (ECLAC, 2023).
20% of the region's population, about 120 million people, live in rural areas (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)
600 million cases of foodborne diseases were estimated by WHO for 2010 (Jaffee et al., 2019)
45.9% of people in Latin America live in inequality, making the region the most unequal in the world (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)
USD 95 billion in annual losses are linked to 420 000 premature deaths from foodborne diseases in low- and middle-income countries (Jaffee et al., 2019).
81.4% of farms in LAC and 1 out of every 4 hectares belong to family farming, which totals more than 16 million farms (FAO, 2022).
