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2.4% is the gender gap in global food insecurity in 2022, with a greater impact on women than men, although the effects of the pandemic have shown signs of easing (SOFI 2023 Report).
Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD
SOFI 2023
258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022, in the 10 countries most affected by fragile and crisis contexts (OECD, 2022).
Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD
OCDE. (2022). States of Fragility 2022. OECD Publishing, Paris. Food Security Information Network & Global Network Against Food Crises. (2023). Global Report on Food Crises 2023: Joint analysis for better decisions. https://www.fsinplatform.org/sites/default/files/resources/files/GRFC2023-compressed.pdf
733 million people worldwide live without access to electricity, and 2.4 billion use harmful fuels for cooking, affecting their health and the environment.
Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD
Report: COVID-19 slows progress toward universal energy access. (2022, junio). Banco Mundial. https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/pressincreaserelease/2 022/06/01/report-covid-19-slows-progress-towardsuniversal energy-access
20% drop in avocado production in Jalisco due to drought, affecting Mexico's second largest producer (El Economista, 2024).
A seca causou uma queda de 20% na produção de abacate em Jalisco, o segundo maior produtor nacional do México, segundo o presidente da Associação de Exportadores de Abacate de Jalisco (APEAJAL). (El Economista, 2024).
El Economista, 2024
300 billion per year until 2030 is the estimated cost of transforming agrifood systems and eradicating global hunger and malnutrition (ECLAC et al., 2024).
CEPAL. et al, 2024
"FAO, IICA, CEPAL y P M A. 2024. Financiamiento para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición en América Latina y el Caribe. Santiago de Chile. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0527es"
6.4% of the GDP of LAC countries is estimated as the average cost of malnutrition problems, ranging from malnutrition to overweight and obesity (ECLAC. et al, 2024).
CEPAL. et al, 2024
"FAO, IICA, CEPAL y P M A. 2024. Financiamiento para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición en América Latina y el Caribe. Santiago de Chile. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0527es"
3.4 million quintals of beans reached Honduras in record production, 500 thousand more than in 2022 (SAG, 2024).
Honduras logra cifra récord con producción de 3.4 millones de quintales de frijol, 500 mil más que en 2022. (SAG, 2024)
Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras
Legal frameworks for crop gene editing have been developed in Latin America, considering institutional drivers and policy frameworks. Regulatory gaps are identified, and an approach to strengthening biotechnology governance is proposed (Zarate & Ramírez, 2023).
Zarate & Ramírez, 2023
Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Sociedad, Universidad Estatal de Carolina del Norte, Raleigh, Carolina del Norte - Estados Unidos Escuela de Medio Ambiente de Yale, Universidad de Yale - Estados Unidos Instituto de Investigación Social y Económica, Universidad de Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK - Estados Unidos Thinktank de Biociencias, Guadalajara - México
Approximately 750 million people globally are exposed to severe levels of food insecurity and this statistic is trending upwards (Duncan et al., 2022).
Aproximadamente 750 millones de personas globalmente están expuestas a niveles severos de inseguridad alimentaria y esta estadística está en tendencia al alza (Duncan et al., 2022).
Duncan, E., Ashton, L., Abdulai, A. R., Sawadogo-Lewis, T., King, S. E., Fraser, E. D. G., Vosti, S., Haines, J., Knight, F., & Roberton, T. (2022). Connecting the food and agriculture sector to nutrition interventions for improved health outcomes. Food Security, 14, 657-675. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-022-01262-3
The problem of malnutrition is multi-faceted and requires action through a multisectoral approach that includes healthcare, education, water and sanitation, social protection, and food and agriculture (Duncan et al., 2022).
El problema de la malnutrición es multifacético y requiere acción a través de un enfoque multisectorial que incluye atención médica, educación, agua y saneamiento, protección social, y alimentación y agricultura (Duncan et al., 2022).
S. E., Fraser, E. D. G., Vosti, S., Haines, J., Knight, F., & Roberton, T. (2022). Connecting the food and agriculture sector to nutrition interventions for improved health outcomes. Food Security, 14, 657-675. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-022-01262-3