Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
3.5% of women over 15 years of age are unemployed and close to 75% of employed women over 18 years of age have informal jobs in Guatemala (FAO, 2023).
19.3% of people in Nicaragua are undernourished in the period 2018-2020 (FAO, 2023).
41.8% of women in LAC suffered some degree of food insecurity in 2020, compared to 32.2% of men (FAO, 2023).
300 wholesale food markets exist in LAC (FAO, 2024).
42% of agricultural producers in Latin America increased their consumption of bioinputs by at least 15% in the last three years (Bullor et.al, 2023).
64% of LAC countries produce biostimulants or biofertilizers, while only 20% produce biopesticides (Bullor et.al, 2023).
With 70% of the market, fertilizers dominate the agrochemical sector, leaving the remaining 30% for pesticides (Bullor et.al, 2023).
8% of the total fertilizers produced globally is consumed by Brazil (Bullor et.al, 2023).
14% will increase crop and livestock production in Latin America and the Caribbean in the next 10 years (FAO, 2023).
23% of beef and buffalo meat, as well as 21.4% of poultry meat worldwide, is produced in Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO, 2023).
