Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
61% of agricultural R&D personnel were employed by the government sector (ASTI, 2009).
40% of ETC researchers were dedicated to crop research and 22% to livestock (ASTI, 2009).
$USD2.8 billion (12% of the global total) was spending on agricultural R&D in LAC in 2000 (ASTI, 2009).
83% of agricultural R&D was financed by national governments in LAC in 2006 (ASTI, 2009).
75% of companies gain more benefits from information exchange (visits to "model" companies, customer-supplier forums, training in standard problem identification techniques) than what they fear from peer discussion about their problems (Sabel & Reddy, 2006).
USD 475 million in losses were estimated by ECLAC in Central America during the 1997–98 El Niño event, with all countries reporting significant impacts on the agricultural sector.
More than USD 6 billion in economic losses were caused by Hurricane Mitch in Central America, with approximately half occurring in the agricultural sector.
58% of the economic losses recorded in Costa Rica during the El Niño event occurred in the agricultural sector.
Nearly 60% of the economic losses caused by droughts and El Niño events are borne by the agricultural sector, highlighting its high vulnerability to climate variability.
