Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
98 million more people were food insecure in 2020 vs. 1981-2010, due to rainfall variability and the impact on freshwater (Cerrudo, 2024).
70% was the increase over two decades in LAC of deaths related to extreme heat among people over 65 years old (Cerrudo, 2024).
1% of producers in Argentina owned 36% of the land (International Land Coalition, 2021).
44% of the land area of family farmers is leased in Argentina (International Land Coalition, 2021).
65% of producers consider themselves family farmers, representing 53% of rural employment and impacting 20% of national agricultural production (International Land Coalition, 2021).
54% of employment is generated by family farming in Argentina on only 13% of the available cultivated land (International Land Coalition, 2021).
2 million people, around 9% of Argentine territory, participate in family farming (International Land Coalition, 2021).
252,000 productive units were estimated in Argentina within family agriculture (International Land Coalition, 2021).
78% of farms use only 10% of the land for cultivation (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
2% of landowners own 65% of the arable land (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
