Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
76% of the surface in Costa Rica is composed of natural forest covering 3.73 Mha (GFW, 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).
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 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).
The 53% of WPF local purchases were of local products for Guatemala and Honduras between 2013 and 2022 (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
26% of women in Colombia own agricultural units (DANE, 2020).
65.8% of inactive women in Colombia are dedicated to household chores, compared to 7.1% for men (DANE, 2020).
Thirteen times more loans are granted to large male producers compared to women, four times more to medium producers and twice as many to small producers (Dirección de Mujer Rural, 2020).
20% is the negative difference between the proportion of women with financial services in Colombia compared to men (Castro, 2017).
75% of emerging infectious diseases that affect humans are of animal origin (FAO, 2023).
