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Agricultural sector growth

25/10/2023 Go to Evidence

70% of production growth in Latin America and the Caribbean will come from the agricultural sector (+17%), while the livestock sector will grow by 11% and fishery production will decrease by 10% (OECD and FAO, 2023).

OCDE y FAO (2023)

OECD/FAO (2023), OCDE-FAO Perspectivas Agrícolas 2023-2032, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/2ad6c3ab-es.

Anticipated growth of LAC in 2023

05/10/2023 Go to Evidence

1.2% is the anticipated growth rate for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, signaling a deepening economic slowdown in the region (CEPAL)

Cepal (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-

Mercosur Exports

31/08/2023 Go to Evidence

45 billion euros in goods exported by Mercosur to the EU in 2021, while it imported goods worth 44 billion euros (Cosbey and Vogt-Schilb, 2023).

(Cosbey y Vogt-Schilb, 2023)

Cosbey, A., y Vogt-Schilb, A. (2023). Políticas de comercio internacional relacionadas con el clima: evaluación de los impactos en Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú. https://doi.org/10.18235/0005062

Agricultural employment

10/07/2023 Go to Evidence

5% of GDP and 18% of employment in Latin America and the Caribbean come from agriculture (CEPALSTAT, 2023).

El 5% del PIB contribuye la agricultura en América Latina y el Caribe y representa el 18% de la población ocupada (CEPALSTAT, 2023).

CEPAL (2023). La digitalización al servicio de la transición agroecológica

Mexico Hectares of Agricultural Use

01/06/2023 Go to Evidence

Mexico reached 32.1 million hectares for agricultural use (INEGI, 2022).

México alcanza las 32.1 millones de hectáreas para uso agrícola. (INEGI, 2022).

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía de México (INEGI)

Economic growth of LAC in 2022

30/04/2023 Go to Evidence

3.7% was the growth rate of economic activity in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in 2022, which is about half of the 6.7% rate recorded in 2021 (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.

World population

04/03/2023 Go to Evidence

Half of the world's population lives in households dependent on agrifood systems (FAO, 2023).

Casi la mitad de la población mundial vive en hogares vinculados a sistemas agroalimentarios. (FAO, 2023).

FAO

Export of agricultural bioinputs

01/03/2023 Go to Evidence

USD 17.7 million reached Argentina's agricultural bioinputs exports in 2021, with a target of USD 35.4 million by 2030 (Argentine Ministry of Economy, 2023).

Ministerio de Economía de Argentina (2023). Argentina Productiva 2030. Plan para el Desarrollo Productivo, Industrial y Tecnológico. Documento Integrador. Marzo 2023.

Country: Argentina
Area: Bioinputs
Beneficiary: Value Chains Exporters