Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Proportion of women producers by production system: Dairy: 5% Beef cattle: 35% Dual-purpose cattle -Large areas: 6% -Medium areas: 12% -Small areas: 17% -Subsistence - high density: 23% -Subsistence - low density: 19% (IICA, 2024)
16% is the proportion of jobs offered by the agricultural sector in Panama (IDB, 2024).
USD 4.68 is the daily value per person to eat properly, which represents the highest cost in Central America (IDB, 2024).
11.6% and 68.4% is the effect of SPS measures in Guatemala on commodities, and their simplification could reduce extreme urban poverty (Kelleher & Reyes, 2014).
-0.57% has been the average decline in total factor productivity (TFP) for the Mexican economy as a whole in the period 1990-2022 (Cabrera et al., 2024).
Only 14% of agrifood exports in 2022 were intraregional, with a 16% growth compared to 2021, with Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Colombia as the main destinations (IICA/TDM, 2023).
1.2 billion people live in agricultural areas that are experiencing very high levels of water stress and frequent droughts (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
70% of the world's water is used for agriculture, which is the largest consumer of water, followed by industry and municipal services (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
7 of 20 countries in the Americas are home to the most globally threatened plant varieties (FAO, 2022).
5 countries in the Americas are home to the largest number of endangered or threatened species of fauna (FAO, 2022).
