Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
10% of participating families improve their domestic spaces as indicator of strengthened capacities in food and nutrition (Martín Manzano, 2012).
16 demonstrator families are in charge of each extension worker, who in turn transfer their knowledge to 18 Radiated Families (Martín Manzano, 2012).
162 CENTA extension workers have been trained in technical assistance in production technologies, agricultural diversification and SAN methodologies (Martín Manzano, 2012).
7 technical manuals have been published to improve the work of CENTA extension workers and other technology transfer efforts of PAF-Food Security (Martín Manzano, 2012).
67.9% of farms in Chile are mini-farms of less than 2 hectares under basic irrigation.
250% increased corn imports in Mexico between 1994 and 2006 under NAFTA framework, showing a significant increase in external dependency (Arroyo, 2009).
1,004,000 hectares of corn ceased to be planted in Mexico between 1994 and 2006, showing a significant reduction in cultivated area (Arroyo, 2009).
5% of the total GDP of the LAC region was represented by agriculture in 2005 (ECLAC, 2008).
In Central America, coffee is planted on nearly 1 million ha and sustains the livelihood of 300,000 farmers (Bosselmann, 2008).
10 million smallholder farmers depend on coffee as their main source of income, with coffee being produced by more than 25 million farmers in 80 countries (Bosselmann, 2008).
