Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
US$ 21,214 is the increase in cotton production (significant at 10%).
47% is the increase in the probability of credit access for beneficiaries versus controls, estimated via IPW.
21% is the increase in the probability of technology adoption among beneficiaries versus controls, estimated via IPW.
-4.4% is the gender gap in land productivity in the sample of plots managed exclusively by women, suggesting that they are more productive than men (FAO, 2024).
60% of rural households obtain income from the livestock sector (FAO, 2024).
36% of women workers worldwide were employed in agri-food systems in 2019 (FAO, 2024).
The global proportion of men and women working in agri-food systems fell by almost 10 percentage points between 2005 and 2019 (FAO, 2024).
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