Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
The third largest net food exporter in the world, Argentina plays a key role in global trade (World Bank, 2024).
15.7% of Argentina's GDP in 2021 came from agricultural and agrifood value chains (World Bank, 2024).
77% of family farming producers indicated that their main source of income is agricultural, fish farming and forestry production (MAG, 2022).
56% of production occurs on peasant family farming farms of up to five hectares in Paraguay (MAG, 2022).
44% of the land area of family farmers is leased in Argentina (International Land Coalition, 2021).
65% of producers consider themselves family farmers, representing 53% of rural employment and impacting 20% of national agricultural production (International Land Coalition, 2021).
54% of employment is generated by family farming in Argentina on only 13% of the available cultivated land (International Land Coalition, 2021).
2 million people, around 9% of Argentine territory, participate in family farming (International Land Coalition, 2021).
252,000 productive units were estimated in Argentina within family agriculture (International Land Coalition, 2021).
71.7% was the multidimensional poverty in rural areas of Ecuador in 2019, compared to 22.7% in urban areas (IIE, 2020).