405 results
180 million hectares of forest area were lost worldwide between the early 1960s and 2020, almost 140 million of them in Latin America and the Caribbean (Díaz-Bonilla, 2024).
Díaz-Bonilla (2024)
Díaz-Bonilla, E. 2024, Reflexiones sobre el desarrollo agropecuario, rural y de los sistemas agro-alimentarios en América Latina y el Caribe.
0.27 US$/m³ was the average agricultural water use efficiency in LAC over the last three years, well below the world average of 0.61 US$/m³ (Díaz-Bonilla, 2024).
Díaz-Bonilla, 2024
Díaz-Bonilla, E. 2024, Reflexiones sobre el desarrollo agropecuario, rural y de los sistemas agro-alimentarios en América Latina y el Caribe.
Nearly 9% of total emissions from LAC food systems come from losses and waste (Crippa et al., 2021).
Crippa et al (2021)
CRIPPA, et al. (2021) Food systems are responsible for a third of global anthropogenic GHG emissions. Nat Food 2, 198–209. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-021-00225-9
Nearly 60% of the urban population in Latin America and the Caribbean resides in intermediate and small cities (Díaz-Bonilla, 2024).
Díaz-Bonilla (2024)
Díaz-Bonilla, E. 2024, Reflexiones sobre el desarrollo agropecuario, rural y de los sistemas agro-alimentarios en América Latina y el Caribe.
10% of GHG emissions from food systems in LAC come from energy use outside of primary activities (Crippa et al, 2021).
Crippa et al (2021)
CRIPPA, et al. (2021) Food systems are responsible for a third of global anthropogenic GHG emissions. Nat Food 2, 198–209. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-021-00225-9
15% of the global value of fruits and 7% of vegetables are produced in LAC (Díaz-Bonilla, 2024).
Díaz-Bonilla (2024)
Díaz-Bonilla, E. 2024, Reflexiones sobre el desarrollo agropecuario, rural y de los sistemas agro-alimentarios en América Latina y el Caribe.
30% of children in LAC had not consumed meat or eggs, while approximately 20% had not consumed fruits or vegetables, according to surveys (UNICEF, 2024).
UNICEF (2024)
20% tenía consumo cero de frutas y hortalizas (UNICEF database. https://data.unicef.org/resources/dataset/ diets/
12% of agricultural production in Latin America and the Caribbean is lost or wasted, while globally this figure is somewhat lower, at around 10% (Díaz-Bonilla, 2024).
Díaz-Bonilla (2024)
Díaz-Bonilla, E. 2024, Reflexiones sobre el desarrollo agropecuario, rural y de los sistemas agro-alimentarios en América Latina y el Caribe.
6.5% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean experienced hunger in 2022 (FAO et al., 2023).
FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2023. América Latina y el Caribe - Panorama regional de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición 2023: Estadísticas y tendencias. Santiago. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8514es
FAO et al. (2023)
40% of the value of global agricultural production is represented by livestock (FAO, 2023).
FAO, 2023
FAO. 2023. Avances y desafíos en la ganadería de América Latina y el Caribe - Medidas de mitigación apropiadas para cada país. Santiago.