Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
815 million people went to bed hungry in LAC in 2017 (World Bank, 2020).
57% of primary forests and 1/3 of plant species are found in LAC (World Bank, 2020).
760 million hectares is the total agricultural area in LAC: 400 million for family farming and 360 million for large-scale commercial farming (IDB, 2020).
50%-60% of food retail sales in LAC are made in supermarkets (World Bank, 2020).
58% of the population (360 million people) in LAC were overweight, with Chile (64%), Mexico (63%), and Uruguay (63%) standing out (World Bank, 2020).
Thirteen times more loans are granted to large male producers compared to women, four times more to medium producers and twice as many to small producers (Dirección de Mujer Rural, 2020).
81% of smallholder farmers with less than 2 ha in non-developed countries (except China) had no agricultural insurance in 2019, while in Latin America and the Caribbean the figure was 67% (IFAD, 2020).
89% of production incentives in Uruguay are exemptions, tax refunds and exemptions from employer contributions (Lavalleja & Scalese, 2020).
67% of incentive resources in Uruguay are allocated to promote investment, followed by 13% for export promotion and 9% for personnel hiring (Lavalleja & Scalese, 2020).
23% of incentives in Uruguay go to primary activities, while manufacturing industry receives 22%, concentrating almost half of the total support (Lavalleja & Scalese, 2020).
