Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
The government of Colombia plans to formalize 3.9 million hectares with high priority for agricultural policy (Fedesarrollo, 2024).
Mexico reached 32.1 million hectares for agricultural use (INEGI, 2022).
2.60 million hectares per year of forest were lost between 2010 and 2020.
41.1% of the land in Colombia is in the hands of 0.4% of landowners (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
2 million people, around 9% of Argentine territory, participate in family farming (International Land Coalition, 2021).
More than 70% of the agricultural area in Latin America and the Caribbean is in the hands of medium and large producers (Salcedo and Guzmán, 2014).
9% of producers own 72% of the surface area, while the remaining 91% have 28% of the cultivable surface area (Martín Manzano, 2012).
100% of Central American coffee areas are dominated by small producers with small holdings, unlike the large coffee estates found in Brazil (Bosselmann, 2008).
