Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
1.3 million tons per year of pork positioned Mexico as the 15th largest producer in the world in 2018 (IDB, 2019).
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).
600 million hectares will grow cropland and pasture by 2050 if no action is taken (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).
43% is the estimated proportion of women in the agricultural workforce globally (WRI, 2019).
Less than 5 % of smallholder farmers participate in contract farming currently (WRI, 2019).
249,663 explotaciones agrícolas hay en Argentina en total (INDEC, 2018).
10-fold increase in the double-cropped area of Mato Grosso (Brazil), from 340,000 ha in 2001 to more than 4.3 million ha in 2013 (Garrett et al., 2018).
From 1.2 to 1.5 head of cattle per hectare increased the stocking rate in Mato Grosso during the period 2001-2013 (Garrett et al., 2018).
16% was the representation of Mato Grosso, Brazil in South American soybean production (7% overall) and 6% of South American meat production (1% overall) during the 2000-2011 period (Garrett et al., 2018).
