Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
US$50 billion could decrease annual agricultural exports in LAC by 2050 due to climate change (Fernandes et al., 2012).
20-30% could increase yields if women had the same access to productive assets as men, reducing global hunger by more than 12%.
There are 44,781 farms in Uruguay, of which 25,285 are family units (MGAP, 2011).
$20 billion is the direct economic loss due to zoonoses over a decade, and it is much more than $200 billion in indirect losses (World Bank, 2010).
294 inhabitants/km2 represents the high population density of El Salvador, being a small country in terms of territorial extension (Martín Manzano, 2012).
7.5% of El Salvador's population lives in rural areas, being the third most populated country in Central America (Martín Manzano, 2012).
2.2 years is the average education received in rural areas of El Salvador, and an important part of the rural population has not received formal education (Martín Manzano, 2012).
$3.5 dollars per day is the minimum wage established for agricultural workers in El Salvador according to the Ministry of Labor in May 2011 (Martín Manzano, 2012).
8 extreme events per decade experienced El Salvador in the 2000s, compared to 1 event per decade in the 60s and 70s (Martín Manzano, 2012).
395,588 producers were registered in the fourth agricultural census (2007-2008), of which 18% are commercial and large producers (Martín Manzano, 2012).
