Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
At 3%, the total value of crops produced by women farmers is reduced each day of extreme high temperature compared to men (FAO, 2024).
At 9.6% in 2022, the gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in South America reflected significant inequalities in access to food between men and women (FAO et al., 2023).
26% of women in Colombia own agricultural units (DANE, 2020).
65.8% of inactive women in Colombia are dedicated to household chores, compared to 7.1% for men (DANE, 2020).
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).
20% is the negative difference between the proportion of women with financial services in Colombia compared to men (Castro, 2017).
Less than 15% of total landowners worldwide are women (World Bank, 2023).
3.5% of women over 15 years of age are unemployed and close to 75% of employed women over 18 years of age have informal jobs in Guatemala (FAO, 2023).
41.8% of women in LAC suffered some degree of food insecurity in 2020, compared to 32.2% of men (FAO, 2023).
