Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
325,044 farms (82%) are classified as small producers, whose cultivation area is less than three hectares according to the agricultural census (Martín Manzano, 2012).
9% of producers own 72% of the surface area, while the remaining 91% have 28% of the cultivable surface area (Martín Manzano, 2012).
325,000 families constitute the objective of PAF-Food Security, for whom the program has been written in plots, yards and homes (Martín Manzano, 2012).
60% of participating families have managed to diversify their production and improve their food consumption pattern as PAF goal (Martín Manzano, 2012).
