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Foodborne Diseases

20/11/2023 Go to Evidence

600 million cases of foodborne diseases were estimated by WHO for 2010 (Jaffee et al., 2019)

Jaffee et al., 2019

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1233-el-imperativo-de-la-seguridad-alimentaria:-acelerar-el-progreso-en-los-paises-de-renta-baja-y-media

Deaths due to diseases

20/11/2023 Go to Evidence

USD 95 billion in annual losses are linked to 420 000 premature deaths from foodborne diseases in low- and middle-income countries (Jaffee et al., 2019).

(Jaffee et al., 2019).

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1233-el-imperativo-de-la-seguridad-alimentaria:-acelerar-el-progreso-en-los-paises-de-renta-baja-y-media

African Swine Fever

20/11/2023 Go to Evidence

20% of the world's pig population was slaughtered due to African Swine Fever in China (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)

(ISPA, 2023)

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1157-perspectivas-de-la-agricultura-y-del-desarrollo-rural-en-las-americas:-una-mirada-hacia-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2023-2024-las-crisis-alimentaria,-energetica-y-financiera-estan-empujando-a-mas-

Global burden of disease

20/11/2023 Go to Evidence

5% of the global burden of disease is related to foodborne diseases (McDermott and Grace, 2011).

(McDermott y Grace, 2011)

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1234-enfermedades-asociadas-a-la-agricultura:-adaptar-la-agricultura-para-mejorar-la-salud-humana

Foodborne Diseases

20/11/2023 Go to Evidence

33% to 90% of diarrheal syndrome cases, which cause 1.4 million child deaths annually, are associated with foodborne illness (McDermott and Grace, 2011).

(McDermott y Grace, 2011)

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1234-enfermedades-asociadas-a-la-agricultura:-adaptar-la-agricultura-para-mejorar-la-salud-humana

Climate events

20/11/2023 Go to Evidence

9% to 57% between 2000 and 2020 has increased extreme weather events (FAO et al., 2021).

(FAO et al., 2021)

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1235-el-estado-de-la-seguridad-alimentaria-y-la-nutricion-en-el-mundo-2021

Agricultural emissions projections

17/11/2023 Go to Evidence

6% will increase direct GHG emissions from agriculture in the next decade, a growth slower than that of production thanks to productivity improvements (OECD and FAO, 2022).

OCDE y FAO, 2022

OCDE (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Francia); FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italia). 2022. OECD FAO Agricultural Outlook 2022-2031 (en línea). París, Francia. Consultado 30 may. 2023. Disponible en https://doi.org/10.1787/19991142.