Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Every 1 million USD of local product purchases benefits around 400 farming individuals with an increase of 1,865 USD per farmer annually (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).
Thirteen times more loans are granted to large male producers compared to women, four times more to medium producers and twice as many to small producers (Dirección de Mujer Rural, 2020).
52.99% is the percentage of producers with more than 1,000 h.a that are not associated with any type of association (Fedesarrollo, 2024).
Between -2.2 and -1.3 percentage points would be the impact on the growth of Ecuador and Peru as a consequence of an episode of the El Niño Phenomenon (IDB, 2024).
More than 200,000 dead cattle were recorded in Venezuela as a result of drought due to a shortage of grass in 2014 (IDB, 2024).
Nearly 2% of B2C trade and 3.2% of global cross-border trade were accounted for by Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019 (IDB, 2019).
1.3 million tons per year of pork positioned Mexico as the 15th largest producer in the world in 2018 (IDB, 2019).
US$562 million moved Mexico in pork exports to Japan in 2018, a country that has been the main importer of this product in the world (IDB, 2019).
Only 10-20% of agricultural land belongs to women (UN, 2009).
2.5 billion hectares of global agricultural land (i64 percent) are at risk of pesticide contamination from more than one active ingredient (FAO, 2022).
