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Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

Evidences

405 results

Forest Loss

22/11/2023 Go to Evidence

44% of global tropical deforestation between 2013 and 2019 occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean, evidencing a large forest loss (FPTF, 2021).

FPTF, 2021

FPTF (Forest Policy, Trade, and Finance Program). 2021. Illicit harvest, complicit goods: The state of illegal deforestation for agricultural (en línea). s. n. t.

Tag: Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Agrifood Context
Result: Information generation

Increased agricultural productivity

21/11/2023 Go to Evidence

28% must increase agricultural productivity in LAC in the next decade to balance sustainability, affordable prices and fairness for producers (OECD and FAO, 2022).

OCDE y FAO, 2022

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2022-2031

Tag: Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Result: Information generation

Investment challenges

21/11/2023 Go to Evidence

3 veces mayor es la inversión agrícola en EE.UU. que en América del Sur y 5 veces más que en América Central y el Caribe, con ALC necesitando USD 60 000 millones anuales (OCDE y FAO, 2022).

OCDE y FAO, 2022

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2022-2031

Tag: Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Result: Information generation

Inequality

20/11/2023 Go to Evidence

45.9% of people in Latin America live in inequality, making the region the most unequal in the world (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-

Tag: Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Family Farming
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Result: Impact: Social inclusion

Agrifood rural territories

20/11/2023 Go to Evidence

20% of the region's population, about 120 million people, live in rural areas (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-

Tag: Urban_Rural_Gap Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Family Farming Associativity
Instrument: Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international)
Result: Impact: Sustainable Rural Development

Women in Rural Areas

20/11/2023 Go to Evidence

58 million women live together in rural areas on the continent (Guiskin, 2019).

(Guiskin, 2019).

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-441-la-situacion-de-las-juventudes-rurales-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe

Tag: Gaps Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate) Americas (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Women and Rural Youth
Instrument: Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international)
Result: Impact: Sustainable Rural Development Impact: Social inclusion Impact: Equality between women and men

Increase in sectoral exports

16/11/2023 Go to Evidence

25% was the growth in sectoral exports in 2022, which was higher than the total merchandise shipments of 15.3% (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).

ISPA, 2023

Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024

Tag: Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Economia, total goods
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Result: Information generation

Dominance of Family Farming in LAC

16/11/2023 Go to Evidence

81.4% of farms in LAC and 1 out of every 4 hectares belong to family farming, which totals more than 16 million farms (FAO, 2022).

FAO, 2022)

Acción Mundial sobre el Desarrollo Verde de Productos Agrícolas Especiales: Un país, Un Producto Prioritario

Tag: Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Family Farming
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Result: Information generation