Impact of Agri-Food Systems on GHG Emissions
Between 25% and 30% of total global GHG emissions are the responsibility of agri-food systems (IPCC, 2019).
IPCC, 2019
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Post-Harvest Loss
Approximately 14% of the economic value of the food produced is lost from post-harvest to retail globally (FAO, 2019).
FAO, 2019
https://opsaa.iica.int/frame-3463
Tag:
Country:
World (aggregate)
Area:
Family Farming
Instrument:
Influence on public policies
Result:
Impact: Climate risk resilience
Agricultural productivity
50% more food production will be needed by 2050 due to population growth, dietary changes and increased use of biofuels (FAO, 2022).
FAO, 2022
https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-760-accion-mundial-sobre-el-desarrollo-verde-de-productos-agricolas-especiales:-un-pais,-un-producto-prioritario---plan-de-accion-2021-2025
Global economic growth in 2022
3.5% was the global GDP growth in 2022, 1.2 percentage points lower than forecasted before the Russian invasion of Ukraine (IMF, 2023)
FMI (2023)
FMI (Fondo Monetario Internacional, Estados Unidos de América). 2023a. World Economic Outlook: A Rocky Recovery. Washington, D. C., Estados Unidos de América.
Food Demand
80% of additional food demand in 2050 will come from plant products
FAO, 2022
https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-760-accion-mundial-sobre-el-desarrollo-verde-de-productos-agricolas-especiales:-un-pais,-un-producto-prioritario---plan-de-accion-2021-2025
Tag:
Country:
World (aggregate)
Sector:
Agri-Food (total)
Area:
Bioeconomy
Instrument:
Prospective studies (forecasting)
Result:
Improved productivity
Importance of livestock
18% of the world's dietary energy and 34% of protein and vitamin intake come from livestock production (FAO, 2022).
FAO, 2022
https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-760-accion-mundial-sobre-el-desarrollo-verde-de-productos-agricolas-especiales:-un-pais,-un-producto-prioritario---plan-de-accion-2021-2025
Tag:
Country:
World (aggregate)
Sector:
Life Animals
Area:
Bioeconomy
Instrument:
Prospective studies (forecasting)
Food Diversity
75% of the food consumed comes from only twelve plant species and five animal species (FAO e IFA, 2004)
FAO e IFA, 2004
https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1222-estimaciones-globales-de-las-emisiones-gaseosas-de-nh3,-no-y-n2o-provenientes-de-las-tierras-agricolas
Plant Diversity
Of the 400,000 higher plants identified, 27,600 are edible (FAO, 2022)
FAO, 2022
https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-760-accion-mundial-sobre-el-desarrollo-verde-de-productos-agricolas-especiales:-un-pais,-un-producto-prioritario---plan-de-accion-2021-2025
Tag:
Country:
World (aggregate)
Vulnerability of the agricultural sector in LAC
23% of damages and losses from events such as El Niño affect the agricultural sector, reaching up to 82% in cases of drought (FAO, 2017).
El 23% de daños y pérdidas por amenazas como las del fenómeno de el Niño son absorbidas por el sector agricultor. Esta cifra puede llegar a ser del 82% en casos de sequía (FAO, 2017)
FAO, 2017. Agricultura de los países en desarrollo sufrió el 23 % de todos los daños y pérdidas causados por desastres
Natural disasters
$187 billion in insured losses from natural and man-made disasters were recorded in 2020, up 25% from 2019 (UNDRR, 2021).
Las pérdidas aseguradas totales de amenazas naturales y desastres inducidos por el hombre en 2020 se estimaron en $187 mil millones, un aumento del 25 por ciento respecto del 2019.
UNDRR Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres