Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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.
30% of total greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, contributing to climate change.
70% of freshwater extracted worldwide is used for agriculture, with an even larger proportion used consumptively due to evapotranspiration from crops.
0.5% of total regional capital in Latin America was invested in the agricultural industry during 2021 and 2022, according to LAVCA.
20-30% could increase yields if women had the same access to productive assets as men, reducing global hunger by more than 12%.
