Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
14% of world agricultural and fisheries production corresponded to LAC between 2020 and 2022, while its share in total exports exceeded 17% (OECD and FAO, 2023).
42.2% of LAC production, measured in equivalent calories, was exported between 2020-2022, and is expected to reach 42.6% in 2032 (CELAC, 2024).
Between 7.8% in Guatemala and 30.8% in Peru is the proportion of women landowners in LAC (FAO, 2022).
Between 4% and 13% of women farmers in Peru, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Brazil and Chile have access to credit (FAO, 2022).
