Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
Mexico reached 32.1 million hectares for agricultural use (INEGI, 2022).
2 million people, around 9% of Argentine territory, participate in family farming (International Land Coalition, 2021).
41.1% of the land in Colombia is in the hands of 0.4% of landowners (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
The government of Colombia plans to formalize 3.9 million hectares with high priority for agricultural policy (Fedesarrollo, 2024).
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).
2.60 million hectares per year of forest were lost between 2010 and 2020.
