Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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)
75% of countries with available data show that small-scale food producers earn on average less than half the income of large-scale producers (FAO, 2022).
35% of the world's food supply comes from family farming (FAO, 2024).
90% of the 608 million agricultural farms worldwide are family farms (FAO, 2024).
