Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
43% is the estimated proportion of women in the agricultural workforce globally (WRI, 2019).
20% is the negative difference between the proportion of women with financial services in Colombia compared to men (Castro, 2017).
48% of the 12 million children who worked in LAC did so in agricultural activities, mainly as unpaid family members (Nueva Sociedad, 2017).
From 33% to 22% female rural employment decreased between 2005 and 2014 (New Society, 2017).
From 26% to 25.4% went the percentage of rural population in LAC between 1950 and 2015 (New Society, 2017).
26% of women in Colombia own agricultural units (DANE, 2020).
19% and 9% of agricultural employment was contributed to male and female employment respectively between 2008-2011 (World Bank, 2013).
20-30% could increase yields if women had the same access to productive assets as men, reducing global hunger by more than 12%.
50% of rural microenterprise workers are youth as youth labor inclusion indicator (Martín Manzano, 2012).
30% of microenterprise leadership positions are held by women and youth according to fifth product indicators (Martín Manzano, 2012).
