Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
72 million rural inhabitants in 26 countries in the region lack connectivity with minimum quality standards.
56.6% of the inhabitants of rural areas do not have access to significant connectivity, which is equivalent to 36.2 million people in rural áreas (IICA, et al. 2022).
45% of current global emissions should be reduced to reach 1.5°C of global warming (UNEP, 2022).
81.3% of the total number of farms are small farms, which occupy 23.4% of the land in Latin America and the Caribbean (OECD, 2022).
41.1% of the land in Colombia is in the hands of 0.4% of landowners (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
2.5 times more people live in rural areas than in urban areas in Colombia (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
More than 40% of the rural population has problems of informality in land ownership (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
2% of landowners own 65% of the arable land (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
78% of farms use only 10% of the land for cultivation (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
80-90% small and medium-sized farmers in Latin America use solid granular fertilizers, because they are less expensive and do not depend on irrigation availability (World Bank, 2022).
