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

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486 Thousand People Exposed to Severe Drought

23/04/2024

486,000 people in rural areas of Central America faced severe drought conditions between April and November 2023, affecting the main planting and harvesting seasons due to reduced rainfall associated with the El Niño phenomenon. (WFP, 2024).

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (WFP). (2024). Fenómeno de El Niño 2023–2024: América Latina y el Caribe.

PMA. 2024

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Water_Security Droughts
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (agg. 20 countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Environment and natural resources
Area: Family Farming Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Territorial Management
Instrument: Internacional humanitarian and Development Assistance Food aid Intersectoral and interinstitucional coordination Strategies, plans, policies or guidelines; sectoral or national Studies and diagnoses
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Rural communities Agricultural producers
Result: Strengthened water resources management Impact: Food and nutritional security

Water use efficiency

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

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.

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Water for Agriculture

Wind energy water consumption

14/03/2024 Go to Evidence

25%, 11%, 8%, 8%, 5% and 2% of the total water consumption of wind energy comes from agriculture, agricultural services, forestry, livestock and fisheries, respectively (ECLAC, 2024).

CEPAL (2024)

CEPAL, “Oportunidades para la adopción del enfoque de cadenas de valor en el ámbito de recursos hídricos”, serie Recursos Naturales y Desarrollo, N° 221 (LC/TS.2023/201), Santiago, 2024.

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Water for Agriculture

Irrigation infrastructure in Peru

07/12/2023 Go to Evidence

1.51 million hectares with irrigation infrastructure in Peru, approximately 65% on the coast (IICA, 2023).

There are 1.51 million hectares with irrigation infrastructure in Peru, approximately 65% ​​on the coast (IICA, 2023)

Pomadera et al., 2023. Innovaciones en la Gestión del Agua en la Agricultura: Experiencias y Oportunidades en América Latina.

Country: Mexico Peru
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Water for Agriculture

Water stress

07/12/2023 Go to Evidence

More than 60% of irrigated cropland in the world is severely affected by water stress (FAO, 2020).

Más del 60% de las tierras de cultivo de regadío en el mundo se encuentran severamente afectadas por el estrés hídrico (FAO, 2020)

Pomadera et al., 2023. Innovaciones en la Gestión del Agua en la Agricultura: Experiencias y Oportunidades en América Latina.

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture

Agriculture, highest water consumption

22/11/2023 Go to Evidence

70% of the world's water is used for agriculture, which is the largest consumer of water, followed by industry and municipal services (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/ CEPAL; FAO; IICA - San José, C.R: IICA, 2023

Tag: Outlook2023-2024
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Water for Agriculture
Result: Information generation