Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
91.2% of the farms in Antigua and Barbuda are family farms, with 1,118 units and 0.44 ha on average.
45% of Family Farming in Guatemala and El Salvador corresponds to salaried workers with agriculture as a secondary activity.
30-50% lower yields in family farming compared to commercial agriculture.
94% of small cassava producers yield less than 13 tons/ha, while large producers yield close to 30 tons/ha.
11,000 members, half of them women, make up 41 credit cooperatives of the National Rural Fund in Nicaragua, focused on family agriculture.
67.9% of farms in Chile are mini-farms of less than 2 hectares under basic irrigation.
10% of Peru's small farmers, some 180,000, received technical assistance for areas of up to 5 hectares.
Around 23% of the agricultural area of Latin America and the Caribbean is used by family farming.
16.5 million farms in Latin America and the Caribbean belong to family farmers, involving some 60 million people.
81% of farms in Latin America are family farms, which contribute between 27% and 67% of food production.
