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28% of the world's agricultural land is used to produce food that is wasted (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). 2013. Food Wastage Footprint: Impacts on Natural Resources. Summary Report. Rome: FAO. https://www.fao.org/3/i3347e/i3347e.pdf.
World Bank. 2020. Addressing Food Loss and Waste: A Global Problem with Local Solutions. Washington, DC: World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34521.
USD 4.5 trillion per year is the estimated value of new business opportunities linked to the transformation of agri-food systems by 2030 (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
52% of the world's agricultural soils are considered carbon depleted (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification). 2022. The Global Land Outlook. 2nd ed. Bonn: UNCCD. https://www.unccd.int/sites/default/files/2022-04/UNCCD_GLO2_low-res_2.pdf.
20% of the world's calories come from rice (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
Fukagawa, N. K., and L. H. Ziska. 2019. “Rice: Importance for Global Nutrition.” Supplement, Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology (Tokyo) 65: S2–S3. https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.65.S2.
USD 20 trillion per year, almost 20% of world GDP, is the cost of negative externalities of the global food system, including impacts not directly perceived by their generators (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
Hendriks, S., A. D. G. Ruiz, M. H. Acosta, H. Baumers, P. Galgani, D. Mason-D’Croz, C. Godde, et al. 2021. “The True Cost and True Price of Food.” Paper prepared for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021, New York, September 23. https://sc-fss2021.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/UNFSS_true_cost_of_food.pdf.
18-fold increase in annual investments, reaching USD 260 billion, will be required to halve food system emissions by 2030 (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
46% of agri-food emissions in high-income countries come from out-of-production processes, compared to 35% in middle-income countries and 6% in low-income countries (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
64% of total employment in low-income countries is in the agrifood sector, compared to 39% in middle-income countries and 11% in high-income countries (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO
By 170 million tons, the use of chemical fertilizers in the world has increased from 16 million tons in 1960 to 186 million tons in 2020 (CGIAR, 2023).
En 170 millones de toneladas ha incrementado el uso de fertilizantes químicos en el mundo, pasando de 16 millones en 1960 a 186 millones en 2020. (CGIAR, 2023)
CGIAR (2023). Achieving Agricultural Breakthrough: A deep dive into seven technological areas
93.8% of National Communications (NCs) mention gender, and 63.3% include meaningful gender equality approaches and sectoral assessments to improve policies (UNFCCC, 2024).
UNFCCC, 2024
UNFCCC. 2024.Implementation of gender-responsive climate policies, plans,
strategies and action as reported by Parties in regular reports
and communications under the UNFCCC. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1795-implementacion-de-politicas,-planes,-estrategias-y-acciones-climaticas-con-perspectiva-de-genero,-segun-lo-informado-por-las-partes-en-los-informes-periodicos-y-comunicaciones-en-el-marco-de-la-
