Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
94% of small cassava producers yield less than 13 tons/ha, while large producers yield close to 30 tons/ha.
45% of Family Farming in Guatemala and El Salvador corresponds to salaried workers with agriculture as a secondary activity.
There are 44,781 farms in Uruguay, of which 25,285 are family units (MGAP, 2011).
294 inhabitants/km2 represents the high population density of El Salvador, being a small country in terms of territorial extension (Martín Manzano, 2012).
7.5% of El Salvador's population lives in rural areas, being the third most populated country in Central America (Martín Manzano, 2012).
36.5% of El Salvador's population is on the poverty threshold, with 33% considered extreme poverty and 67% relative poverty (Martín Manzano, 2012).
43.2% of total poverty is located in rural areas of El Salvador, reflected in the lack of access to basic services (Martín Manzano, 2012).
2.2 years is the average education received in rural areas of El Salvador, and an important part of the rural population has not received formal education (Martín Manzano, 2012).
$137.54 dollars costs the basic food basket in rural areas, while the average salary in agriculture is $129.73 dollars (Martín Manzano, 2012).
$3.5 dollars per day is the minimum wage established for agricultural workers in El Salvador according to the Ministry of Labor in May 2011 (Martín Manzano, 2012).
