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Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

Evidences

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Agricultural GDP

03/12/2025 Go to Evidence

3%–7% of agricultural GDP is lost annually due to soil degradation (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

Maris, L. (2025). Hacia un sector agropecuario resiliente, sostenible y regenerativo. CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2512/Hacia%20un%20sector%20agropecuario%20resiliente%2c%20sostenible%20y%20regenerativo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural producers

Food production

03/12/2025 Go to Evidence

A 60% increase in global food production will be needed between 2006 and 2050 (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

Maris, L. (2025). Hacia un sector agropecuario resiliente, sostenible y regenerativo. CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2512/Hacia%20un%20sector%20agropecuario%20resiliente%2c%20sostenible%20y%20regenerativo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Consumers Private enterprises
Result: Food access

Production units

03/12/2025 Go to Evidence

81% of the productive units in ALC correspond to family farming (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

Maris, L. (2025). Hacia un sector agropecuario resiliente, sostenible y regenerativo. CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2512/Hacia%20un%20sector%20agropecuario%20resiliente%2c%20sostenible%20y%20regenerativo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Tag: FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Family Farming
Beneficiary: Family agriculture

Family farming

03/12/2025 Go to Evidence

50% of the region's food is produced by family farming (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

Maris, L. (2025). Hacia un sector agropecuario resiliente, sostenible y regenerativo. CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2512/Hacia%20un%20sector%20agropecuario%20resiliente%2c%20sostenible%20y%20regenerativo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Family agriculture
Result: Food access

Forests and lands

03/12/2025 Go to Evidence

More than 20% of forests and arable lands are degraded by erosion and unsustainable management (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

Maris, L. (2025). Hacia un sector agropecuario resiliente, sostenible y regenerativo. CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2512/Hacia%20un%20sector%20agropecuario%20resiliente%2c%20sostenible%20y%20regenerativo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agri-Food (total) Environment and natural resources
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Family Farming
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Indigenous communities Public institutions

US PTF

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

1/3 of the US TFP is equivalent to the average TFP of LAC (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: United States
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Family Farming
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Information generation

Productivity 2023

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

33% of OECD productivity reached LAC in 2023 (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Family Farming
Beneficiary: Public institutions
Result: Information generation

Productivity gap

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

80% of the productivity gap between LAC and the US is explained by differences in TFP (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Family Farming Value Addition
Instrument: Collect, analyze, disseminate and exchange data and information between countries
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Public institutions Agricultural workers

Labor productivity

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

70% of US labor productivity corresponds to the LAC average (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate) United States
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Family Farming Value Addition
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Information generation

Productivity 1990

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

40% of OECD productivity was represented by LAC in 1990 (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Family Farming
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Information generation