Growth in coffee production

Coffee production has increased 75% since 1990 due to the growth of global wealth (EOM, 2024).

EOM (2024)

EOM (2024). El comercio de café en el mundo

Access to drinking water

One in three people in the world, or more than 2.2 billion, still lack access to safe drinking wáter (WRI, 2025).

WRI (2025)

WRI (2025). Thinking Beyond the Borehole: Safe Water Supplies Begin with Healthy Watersheds.

Droughts and floods

Droughts have increased by 29% and flood disasters by 134% since 2000, affecting essential water infrastructure (WRI, 2025).

WRI (2025)

WRI (2025). Thinking Beyond the Borehole: Safe Water Supplies Begin with Healthy Watersheds

World population

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

Predominantly male labor force

19 % of the formal workforce in agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean are women, although they remain underrepresented in the sector (OECD, 2018).

OCDE (2018), Guía de la OCDE de debida diligencia para una conducta empresarial responsable, OECD Publishing, Paris, ww.oecd.org/investment/due-diligence-guidance-for-responsible-businessconduct.htm.

Altitude and soil boost coffee quality in Cusco

The study reveals that much of the research on the Coffee Cultural Landscape is limited and fragmented, which hinders its effective management as cultural heritage and aggravates the tensions between conservation, tourism and rural reality (Cruz-Rincón, D. F., 2024).

Márquez, F. R., Quispe, P., Molleapaza, N., Cabrera, S., & Peña, J.

Universidad Nacional Intercultural de Quillabamba, Escuela profesional de Ingeniería Agronómica Tropical. El Arenal S/N, Quillabamba, Cusco. Perú. Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Escuela profesional de Agronomía Tropical. Av. de la Cultura, Nro. 733, Cusco. Perú. Universidad Andina del Cusco, Facultad de Ingeniería y Arquitectura, Escuela profesional de Ingeniería Industrial. Urbanización Ingeniería Larapa Grande A-7, San Jerónimo, Cusco. Perú. Universidad Nacional Amazónica de Madre de Dios, Facultad de Ingeniería, Escuela profesional de Ingeniería Forestal y Medio Ambiente. Av. Jorge Chávez 1160, Madre de Dios. Perú

USD 475 million in losses from the 1997–98 El Niño

USD 475 million in losses were estimated by ECLAC in Central America during the 1997–98 El Niño event, with all countries reporting significant impacts on the agricultural sector.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)

More than USD 6 billion in losses from Hurricane

More than USD 6 billion in economic losses were caused by Hurricane Mitch in Central America, with approximately half occurring in the agricultural sector.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)

58% of losses occurred in agriculture

58% of the economic losses recorded in Costa Rica during the El Niño event occurred in the agricultural sector.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)

60% of economic losses affect agriculture

Nearly 60% of the economic losses caused by droughts and El Niño events are borne by the agricultural sector, highlighting its high vulnerability to climate variability.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)