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1% and 4.7% are the projected increases in export value, with the greatest dynamism concentrated in the United States and China, respectively (ECLAC, 2023).
CEPAL (2023)
CEPAL, Perspectivas del Comercio Internacional de América Latina y el Caribe, 2023 (LC/PUB.2023/16-P/Rev.1), Santiago, 2023
USD 250 billion were the global losses from natural disasters in 2023, with earthquakes in Turkey and Syria costing the most and a significant increase in fatalities (Munich Re).
The Economist, Jan 11 2024. The World this week.
The Economist, Jan 11 2024. The World this week. https://www.economist.com/
Soybean prices fell by 8.6% in 2023 compared to the previous year, in a context of high volatility due to factors such as the drought in Argentina and Uruguay, the record harvest in Brazil and Chinese demand (IDB, 2024).
La cotización de la soja fue 8,6% inferior en 2023 frente al año anterior. Durante el 2023 la evolución de los precios de los productos agrícolas fueron volátiles (BID, 2024)
BID, 2024. Estimaciones de las tendencias comerciales. América Latina y el Caribe. Edición 2024
700 million tons of waste straw from various crops are produced by China, one of the world's leading producers of food grains (GGGI, 2023).
700 millones de toneladas de paja residual de diversos cultivos son producidas por China, uno de los principales productores de granos alimenticios del mundo. (GGGI, 2023)
GGGI. 2023. Fueling the Future: A report on BioCNG – With Best Practices and Case Studies.
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-
31.6% could increase agricultural productivity in China with access to credit (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
31,6% podría aumentar la productividad agrícola en China con el acceso al crédito (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
de Olloqui, F., & Fernández Díez, M. C. (2017). Financiamiento del sector agroalimentario y desarrollo rural. Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo.
20 million people in farm households in developing countries are growing and consuming biofortified crops according to HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
20 millones de personas en hogares agrícolas de países en desarrollo están cultivando y consumiendo cultivos biofortificados según HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.