Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
More than 70% of the world's poor live in rural areas, where the majority depend on agriculture for their main livelihood (WRI, 2019).
59 million women live in rural areas in Latin America and the Caribbean, 20 million are part of the economically active population and 4.5 million are agricultural producers (FAO, 2017).
1.6% reached loans to the agricultural sector in LAC in 2020, before decreasing to 1.37% in 2021 (ECLAC et al., 2024).
30% of Colombian farmers are women (CNIA, 2016).
80% of farmers in Colombia are family farmers (CNIE, 2016).
Roughly 79% of the food consumed in Colombia is produced by family farming (CNIA, 2016).
1.7% of climate finance tracked in 2017/18 reached smallholders (FAO, 2024).
570 million smallholder farmers around the world receive crucial support through agricultural extension services (IFPRI, 2023).
Every 1,000 metric tons of local product purchases benefits around 310 farmers with an annual gross increase of USD 1,865 per farmer (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
Every 1 million USD of local product purchases benefits around 400 farming individuals with an increase of 1,865 USD per farmer annually (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
