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Agricultural area in LAC

19/02/2025 Go to Evidence

One third of the more than two billion hectares of land in LAC is used for agricultural purposes (FAO and UNDP, 2025).

FAO y PNUD (2025)

FAO y PNUD. 2025. Caracterización de la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Desafíos, evidencia y perspectivas. Santiago, FAO.

Agricultural production in LAC

19/02/2025 Go to Evidence

14% of agricultural production comes from LAC, which is the largest net exporter of food in the world (FAO and UNDP, 2025).

FAO y PNUD (2025)

FAO y PNUD. 2025. Caracterización de la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Desafíos, evidencia y perspectivas. Santiago, FAO.

Farm size

19/02/2025 Go to Evidence

62.7% of farms in LAC have five hectares or less of total area, while only 4.5% have more than 100 hectares (FAO and UNDP, 2025).

FAO y PNUD (2025)

FAO y PNUD. 2025. Caracterización de la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Desafíos, evidencia y perspectivas. Santiago, FAO.

Agricultural censuses

19/02/2025 Go to Evidence

Of the 33 countries in LAC, only three have an agricultural census produced in the last 5 years (FAO and UNDP, 2025)

FAO y PNUD (2025)

FAO y PNUD. 2025. Caracterización de la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Desafíos, evidencia y perspectivas. Santiago, FAO.

Family farming operations

19/02/2025 Go to Evidence

More than 15% of family farming farms in LAC exceed 20 hectares (FAO and UNDP, 2025).

FAO y PNUD (2025)

FAO y PNUD. 2025. Caracterización de la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Desafíos, evidencia y perspectivas. Santiago, FAO.

Family farming in LAC

19/02/2025 Go to Evidence

More than 50% of the area cultivated in vegetables, fruits, cereals, roots and tubers in LAC comes from family farming (FAO and UNDP, 2025).

FAO y PNUD (2025)

FAO y PNUD. 2025. Caracterización de la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Desafíos, evidencia y perspectivas. Santiago, FAO.

Artisanal biopreparations in agriculture

16/01/2025 Go to Evidence

The study analyzes advances and trends in the use of artisanal biopreparations in Latin American agriculture, made with natural ingredients and native microorganisms as an alternative to conventional agrochemicals. Through a bibliometric analysis, it identifies the leading countries in research (Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, and Mexico), the main types of biopreparations, such as Bokashi, and the crops where they are applied. The study highlights the need to strengthen applied research, knowledge dissemination, and collaboration between scientists and farmers to expand the adoption of sustainable agroecological practices.

Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria – Agrosavia. Centro de Investigación Tibaitatá. Mosquera, Colombia.

Santos-Díaz, A. M., Uribe-Gutiérrez, L. A., Quiroga-Cubides, G. M., Camelo-Rusinque, M., Martínez-Lemus, E. P., & Zuluaga, M. V. (2025). Biopreparados en la agricultura latinoamericana: Avances y tendencias. Siembra, 12(1).

Non-associated producers

01/12/2024 Go to Evidence

52.99% is the percentage of producers with more than 1,000 h.a that are not associated with any type of association (Fedesarrollo, 2024).

52,99% es el porcentaje de productores con más de 1.000 h.a. no están asociados a ningún tipo de asociación (Fedesarrollo, 2024)

Fedesarrollo, 2024. La tierra para uso agropecuario en Colombia: equidad y productividad

Rains devastate Costa Rican crops

26/11/2024 Go to Evidence

23,000 million colones in coffee and 1,982 million in rice is the economic impact of the recent rains in Costa Rica (La Nación, 2024).

(La Nación, 2024)

La Nación (2024, noviembre 21). Lluvias causaron daños por ¢23.000 millones en café y ¢1.982 millones en arroz. https://www.nacion.com/economia/agro/lluvias-causaron-danos-por-23000-millones-en-cafe/AX2E7YCHUBFH5G66DAEDU524XY/story/

Double cropped areas

22/11/2024 Go to Evidence

60% of the total soybean area in Mato Grosso was under double cropping system by 2013, increasing from 10% in 2001 (Garrett et al.,2018).

60% del área total de soja en Mato Grosso estaba bajo sistema de doble cultivo para 2013, aumentando desde un 10% en 2001 (Garrett et al.,2018).

Garrett, R.D., Koh, I., Lambin, E.F., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Kastens, J.H., & Brown, J.C. (2018). Intensification in agriculture-forest frontiers: Land use responses to development and conservation policies in Brazil. Global Environmental Change, 53, 233-243.