Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
More than two-thirds of the total family farming operations are poor in Paraguay (UNDP, 2021).
300,000 pequeños productores en Honduras abastecen el mercado interno de frijol y maíz, con una mínima parte destinada a la exportación regional.
83% of wheat and 68% of fresh milk in Brazil are marketed by cooperatives.
87% of family sugarcane farmers have a yield of less than 60 tons/ha, while large technicized producers exceed 100 tons/ha.
94% of small cassava producers yield less than 13 tons/ha, while large producers yield close to 30 tons/ha.
82% of the world's arable land depends on rainfall (Jara-Rojas et al., 2013).
70-80% of the world's agricultural land suffers moderate to severe erosion (Jara-Rojas et al., 2013).
The article discusses how climate policies can benefit from land use approaches that integrate forest conservation and sustainable agriculture. Using a model applied to a hypothetical farm in South America, the authors assess the ecological and economic viability of the “compartment approach” (CAP), which proposes a mix of small plots of diverse crops, reforestation of abandoned lands and cons...
36.5% of El Salvador's population is on the poverty threshold, with 33% considered extreme poverty and 67% relative poverty (Martín Manzano, 2012).
43.2% of total poverty is located in rural areas of El Salvador, reflected in the lack of access to basic services (Martín Manzano, 2012).
