Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
41.8% of women in LAC suffered some degree of food insecurity in 2020, compared to 32.2% of men (FAO, 2023).
Solo el 3% de hogares pobres es cubierto por programas de transferencias monetarias condicionadas en El Salvador (BID, 2024)
1 in 5 students, aged 15-16 years, reported having stopped eating at least once a week (IDB, 2024).
At least 16% of employment associated with capture fishing is in the hands of women (FAO, 2024).
Less than 15% of total landowners worldwide are women (World Bank, 2023).
58 million women live together in rural areas on the continent (Guiskin, 2019).
30.9 million correspond to the rural youth of 160 million young people, aged 15-29 (Guiskin, 2019)
Half or more of those employed in high-value export-oriented agriculture in countries such as Chile, Ecuador and Guatemala are women.
Between 60% and 80% of the labor force in Colombia's flower industry is represented by women.
Ninety percent of poultry workers in Brazil are women.
