Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
5.8% of total employment in Latin America and the Caribbean corresponds to the agricultural sector (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
6% of GDP represents the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, ranking below other regions such as Asia (10%) and Africa (14%) (Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
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)
50-70% of the income of male-headed production units is earned by female-headed small-scale units in half of the countries with available data (FAO, 2022).
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).
35% of the world's food supply comes from family farming (FAO, 2024).
90% of the 608 million agricultural farms worldwide are family farms (FAO, 2024).
2.2 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions have been possibly avoided thanks to the CONSERV project, which has protected some 21,000 hectares on 23 private properties (FAO, 2024).
2.9 % was the increase in Brazil's GDP in 2022, driven by record soybean harvests (FAO, 2024).
USD 500 billion were nature-negative financial flows destined to agriculture in the form of price incentives and fiscal transfers in 2022 (FAO, 2024).
