Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
162 CENTA extension workers have been trained in technical assistance in production technologies, agricultural diversification and SAN methodologies (Martín Manzano, 2012).
7 technical manuals have been published to improve the work of CENTA extension workers and other technology transfer efforts of PAF-Food Security (Martín Manzano, 2012).
48% and 91% is the agricultural workforce in Argentina and Nicaragua respectively (Bambrilla et al., 2010).
67.9% of farms in Chile are mini-farms of less than 2 hectares under basic irrigation.
The 90% of cultivated land in LAC is not irrigated (Wani, et al., 2009).
Only 10-20% of agricultural land belongs to women (UN, 2009).
27 million people in LAC lived on less than 1USD per day and 170 million on less than 2USD per day (ASTI, 2009).
The poorest and richest 20% of the population in LAC receive 60% of the income (ASTI, 2009).
More than 60% of the rural population lives below the poverty line in LAC (ECLAC, 2008).
