Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
US$300 billion was the estimated aggregate agricultural output of LAC in 2012 (IDB, 2014).
50% of global exports of sugar, soybeans, and coffee were driven by LAC (FAO, 2014).
In 31 million hectares, the area dedicated to agricultural production in LAC expanded (FAOSTAT, 2013).
10% of Peru's small farmers, some 180,000, received technical assistance for areas of up to 5 hectares.
87% of family sugarcane farmers have a yield of less than 60 tons/ha, while large technicized producers exceed 100 tons/ha.
94% of small cassava producers yield less than 13 tons/ha, while large producers yield close to 30 tons/ha.
45% of Family Farming in Guatemala and El Salvador corresponds to salaried workers with agriculture as a secondary activity.
18% and 10% was the yield decrease in the US for corn and soybeans as a result of temperature increase in 2012 (Wescott et al., 2013).
67% of total water extraction is allocated to agriculture in LAC (FAO, 2013).
20 times the frequency of floods and droughts has increased in the Americas between the 20th and 21st centuries (IPCC, 2013)
