Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
36% of the global percentage in LAC of agricultural researchers corresponded to women in 2013 (IDB and IFPRI, 2016).
58 million women live together in rural areas on the continent (Guiskin, 2019).
Between 60% and 80% of the labor force in Colombia's flower industry is represented by women.
Half or more of those employed in high-value export-oriented agriculture in countries such as Chile, Ecuador and Guatemala are women.
48% of the agricultural labor force in low- and middle-income countries is composed of women.
More than 939 million women aged 15 or older experienced moderate to severe food insecurity in 2021, compared with 813 million men in the same age class.
20-30% could increase yields if women had the same access to productive assets as men, reducing global hunger by more than 12%.
