Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
70% of all farms in the world are less than one hectare in size, and manage only 7% of all agricultural land (Lowder. et al, 2021).
The 1% of the largest farms (over 50 ha) farm more than 70% of the world's agricultural land (Lowder. et al, 2021).
By 0.9%, world agricultural production increases due to the stimulus produced by subsidies (Laborde. et al, 2021).
600 billion dollars in government support to agriculture worldwide each year (Laborde. et al, 2021).
Less than 5 % of smallholder farmers participate in contract farming currently (WRI, 2019).
43% is the estimated proportion of women in the agricultural workforce globally (WRI, 2019).
More than 70% of the world's poor live in rural areas, where the majority depend on agriculture for their main livelihood (WRI, 2019).
600 million hectares will grow cropland and pasture by 2050 if no action is taken (WRI, 2019).
6.7 billion was invested in AgTech in the last 5 years, reflecting the growth of investment in agriculture (Finestere Ventures, 2018).
2 to 3 times more effective, is growth within the agricultural sector for poverty reduction than an equivalent amount of growth generated in other sectors (World Bank, 2018).
