Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
88.9% of the 291,497 farms in Paraguay are family units, equivalent to 259,188 (MAG, 2022).
There are 138,628 agricultural holdings in Chile (INE, 2021).
56% of production occurs on peasant family farming farms of up to five hectares in Paraguay (MAG, 2022).
77% of family farming producers indicated that their main source of income is agricultural, fish farming and forestry production (MAG, 2022).
15.7% of Argentina's GDP in 2021 came from agricultural and agrifood value chains (World Bank, 2024).
The third largest net food exporter in the world, Argentina plays a key role in global trade (World Bank, 2024).
3.7% annual growth in agrifood productivity in Argentina since 1973, thanks to new technologies (World Bank, 2024).
In 2023, dollar shortages worsened in Argentina due to drought, increasing inflation and food prices (World Bank, 2024).
45% of the production of the main crops fell due to the drought, reducing soybean exports by 40% and generating losses of USD 20 billion, 3% of Argentina's GDP (World Bank, 2024).
2.7 % to 2.2 % fell Argentina's share of international agrifood markets between 2011 and 2021 (World Bank, 2024).
