Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
9.4% was the annual growth rate of imports in current dollars between 1990 and 1998, compared to 5.6% for exports (ECLAC, 2021).
Between 40% and 60% of young people, especially rural youth, migrate to cities (ECLAC, 2021).
50% of the properties had less than five hectares in 1990, representing only 2.0% of the land (ECLAC, 2021).
252,000 productive units were estimated in Argentina within family agriculture (International Land Coalition, 2021).
2 million people, around 9% of Argentine territory, participate in family farming (International Land Coalition, 2021).
54% of employment is generated by family farming in Argentina on only 13% of the available cultivated land (International Land Coalition, 2021).
65% of producers consider themselves family farmers, representing 53% of rural employment and impacting 20% of national agricultural production (International Land Coalition, 2021).
44% of the land area of family farmers is leased in Argentina (International Land Coalition, 2021).
57% of all agricultural GHG emissions come from nitrous oxide, where agricultural land management practices drive 94%, equivalent to 316 Tg CO2e of total U.S. N2O emissions (USEPA, 2021).
By 0.9%, world agricultural production increases due to the stimulus produced by subsidies (Laborde. et al, 2021).
