Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
80,000 hectares will be managed with sustainable agricultural and silvopastoral practices in Belize (Belize, 2021).
4.5 KtCO2e is the minimum emissions reduction that Belize aims to achieve by reducing methane emissions from livestock by 10% by 2030 (Belize, 2021).
58% of the LAC population was rural in 1950 and 20% in 2015 (Nueva Sociedad, 2017).
2.5 times more people live in rural areas than in urban areas in Colombia (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
71.7% was the multidimensional poverty in rural areas of Ecuador in 2019, compared to 22.7% in urban areas (IIE, 2020).
50% of the properties had less than five hectares in 1990, representing only 2.0% of the land (ECLAC, 2021).
Between 40% and 60% of young people, especially rural youth, migrate to cities (ECLAC, 2021).
30.9 million correspond to the rural youth of 160 million young people, aged 15-29 (Guiskin, 2019)
58 million women live together in rural areas on the continent (Guiskin, 2019).
20% of the region's population, about 120 million people, live in rural areas (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)
