Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Study conducted by the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (Cuba) between 2020 and 2022, with support from Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC). It evaluates the effect of applying agroecological practices on three farms in the municipality of Jaruco, Mayabeque province, which are transitioning to sustainable systems. Through interviews and participant observation, the impact of the use of ...
70-80% of the world's food is produced by family farmers, pastoralists, fishers and aquaculturists, forest dwellers, food workers and their families (FAO, 2023).
Half of the world's population lives in households dependent on agrifood systems (FAO, 2023).
828 out of 1762 agricultural holdings with commercial purposes in Argentina oriented to the production of pulps, jams, jellies and marmalades are found in Catamarca (CEPAL et al., 2023).
5% of Argentina's walnut planted area corresponds to Catamarca, being the second producing province after Mendoza (CEPAL et al., 2023).
450,000 heads of cattle, goats, sheep and camelids occupy 6,800 agricultural holdings in Catamarca (CEPAL et al., 2023).
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).
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)
65% of the country's surface area is on hillsides, that is, with a slope greater than 15%, where most small producers cultivate (Martín Manzano, 2012).
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).
