Food imports in Guyana (2023)

Food imports in Guyana increased by 24% from 2022 to 2023. (World Food Programme, 2025).

Programa Mundial de Alimentos, 2025

Programa Mundial de Alimentos

Food inflation in Guyana (2025)

In January 2025, year-on-year food inflation was 5.6%. (World Food Programme, 2025).

Programa Mundial de Alimentos, 2025

Programa Mundial de Alimentos

Predictive models and food security

The study conducts a comprehensive review of the use of predictive models to strengthen food security in Latin America, with an emphasis on Colombia. It analyzes 65 studies published between 2014 and 2024 that apply algorithms such as Random Forests and Neural Networks to anticipate agricultural yields, manage climate risks, and optimize resources. The results show that agricultural, climatic, and technological variables predominate, while socioeconomic and nutritional dimensions are underrepresented. The article highlights the need to integrate multidimensional data to develop more robust models that strengthen the resilience and sustainability of food systems in the region.

Universidad de Santander: Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. Universidad El Bosque: Bogotá, Bogota D.C., Colombia. Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira: Pereira, Colombia.

Trejos-Suárez, J., Pardo, L. V. C., Tabares, J. E., Garzón, S., Bryon, A., & Alarcón, Z. (2025). Modelos predictivos para la seguridad alimentaria en América Latina: Una revisión de alcance. Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición, 75(2), 129-142.

Caída de la cantidad de ganado lechero en Panamá (

En 2015, se reportaron 231.400 cabezas de ganado lechero (vacas en ordeño y desarrollo para leche), cifra que cayó significativamente a 157.500 cabezas en 2023. Esto implica que las vacas lecheras representan aproximadamente un 10% del hato bovino nacional (e.g. 157 mil de ~1,6 millones) en la actualidad. (ES)

Food Policy: Lessons and Priorities for a Changing

Over the past 50 years, the world’s food systems have changed dramatically. Throughout, policy research has played a crucial role in providing evidence and analysis to inform decision-making that supports agricultural growth, better livelihoods, and improved food security and nutrition. The 2025 Global Food Policy Report examines the evolution and impact of food policy research and assesses how it can better equip policymakers to meet future challenges and opportunities.

Food prices

Up to 15 % could increase food prices by 2030 without land-use planning in biofuels, affecting the most vulnerable (Nature Food, 2023).

Nature Food, 2023

Nature Food. (2023). Global food security implications of bioenergy expansion. Vol 4, 112-125

Food available

48.4% was the proportion of staple foods available in 2021, while those of animal origin and fats increased to 15.1% and 12.7% respectively (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. El estado de los mercados de productos básicos agrícolas 2024. Comercio y nutrición: coherencia de las políticas en favor de dietas saludables. Roma.

Undernourishment

13.4% of the population in lower middle-income countries was undernourished and 28.5% of children were stunted in 2022 (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. El estado de los mercados de productos básicos agrícolas 2024. Comercio y nutrición: coherencia de las políticas en favor de dietas saludables. Roma.

Calories available

2,980 calories per person per day was the average energy availability in 2021, an increase of almost 35% since 1961 (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

"FAO. 2024. El estado de los mercados de productos básicos agrícolas 2024. Comercio y nutrición: coherencia de las políticas en favor de dietas saludables. Roma."

Delayed growth

22.3% was the prevalence of stunting in children under five years of age in 2022, a decrease from 33% in 2000 (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. El estado de los mercados de productos básicos agrícolas 2024. Comercio y nutrición: coherencia de las políticas en favor de dietas saludables. Roma.