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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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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

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Mundo (agg. 92 países) World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Multisectoral
Area: Family Farming
Instrument: Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international) Collect, analyze, disseminate and exchange data and information between countries
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Family agriculture Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.) Agro-industrial producers Agricultural producers Land owners or users Agricultural workers
Result: Food access

Agriculture in Dominican Rep.

01/08/2021 Go to Evidence

6% of the Dominican Republic's GDP comes from agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing (Government of the Dominican Republic, 2021).

Gobierno de la República Dominicana. HOJA DE RUTA NACIONAL HACIA UN SISTEMA ALIMENTARIO SOSTENIBLE, RESILIENTE Y EQUITATIVO. Cumbre sobre Sistemas Alimentarios. Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. Agosto 2021

Banco Central de la República Dominicana, 2021. – Consulta Web [6/09/2021]:https://www.bancentral.gov.do/a/d/5172-economia-dominicana-mantiene-un-crecimiento-acumulado-a-julio-de-2021-superior-a-13-

Country: Dominican Republic
Sector: Agrifood (products)
Instrument: Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international)
Result: Impact: Economic growth

Water supply

01/07/2021 Go to Evidence

75% of Jamaica's water supply is demanded by the agricultural sector, which is key to reducing GHG emissions (Government of Jamaica, 2021).

Government of Jamaica (2021). Climate change policy framework for Jamaica. Updated July 2021.

Government of Jamaica (2019). The National Water Sector Policy and Implementation Plan.

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture SustainableProductivity
Country: Jamaica
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Instrument: Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international)
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural producers
Result: Impact: Sustainable Rural Development Strengthened water resources management Improved water quality

Crude Protein Content in Cowpea vs Pangola Hay

29/08/2020 Go to Evidence

The 151 g/kg DM represents the crude protein content in cowpea hay, being 95.5 g/kg DM higher than pangola grass hay (55.5 g/kg DM) (Corea et al., 2020).

El 151 g/kg MS representa el contenido de proteína cruda en heno de caupí, siendo 95.5 g/kg MS mayor que el heno de pangola (55.5 g/kg MS) (Corea et al., 2020).

Corea, E.E., Castro-Montoya, J., Mendoza, M.V., López, F.M., Martinez, A., Alvarado, M.E., Moreno, C., Broderick, G.A., & Dickhoefer, U. (2020). Effect of forage source and dietary rumen-undegradable protein on nutrient use and growth in dairy heifers. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 269, 114658.

Tag: Nutrition_Smart_Agriculture SustainableIntensification Dairy_CentralAmerica
Country: El Salvador SICA Region
Sector: Animal feed Dairy Value Chain Cereals and cereal products Sustainable Livestock
Area: Family Farming Bioinputs
Instrument: Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international)
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Value Chains Agricultural producers
Result: Improved productivity Impact: Food and nutritional security

Global food production projection

26/08/2019 Go to Evidence

60% is the required increase in global food production by 2050, when the population will reach 9.7 billion (UNDESA, 2019).

Se prevé que para 2050 la población mundial llegue a los 9.700 millones de personas, Para ir a la par de este rápido crecimiento, la producción mundial de alimentos tendrá que aumentar aproximadamente un 60% (UNDESA, 2019)

UNDESA (2019), World Population Prospects 2019, Departamento de Asuntos Económicos y Sociales de Naciones Unidas.

Country: World (aggregate)
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international)
Result: Impact: Economic growth Impact: Food and nutritional security

Losses in the agricultural sector

01/11/2018 Go to Evidence

Between 4% and 19% of GDP could represent losses in the agricultural sector in Honduras due to weather events up to the year 2100 (Inter-American Development Bank, 2018).

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (2018). Estrategia del Grupo BID con Honduras

Ordaz, J.L., Mora, J., Acosta, A., Serna Hidalgo, B., y Ramírez, D. (2010). Honduras: efectos del cambio climático sobre la agricultura. CEPAL.

Tag: Climate_Risks
Country: Honduras
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Instrument: Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international)
Result: Impact: Economic growth

Soybean production

21/10/2018 Go to Evidence

16% was the representation of Mato Grosso, Brazil in South American soybean production (7% overall) and 6% of South American meat production (1% overall) during the 2000-2011 period (Garrett et al., 2018).

16% fue la representación de Mato Grosso, Brasil en la producción de soja de Sudamérica (7% global) y el 6% de la producción de carne sudamericana (1% global) durante el período de 2000-2011 (Garrett et al., 2018).

Garrett, R.D., Koh, I., Lambin, E.F., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Kastens, J.H., & Brown, J.C. (2018). Intensification in agriculture-forest frontiers: Land use responses to development and conservation policies in Brazil. Global Environmental Change, 53, 233-243.

Country: Brazil
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international)
Beneficiary: Value Chains
Result: Improved commercial competitiveness

Arable land

01/05/2013 Go to Evidence

82% of the world's arable land depends on rainfall (Jara-Rojas et al., 2013).

Roberto Jara-Rojas, Boris E. Bravo-Ureta, Alejandra Engler, José Díaz (2013). An analysis of the joint adoption of water conservation and soil conservation in Central Chile. Land Use Policy. Volumen 32, 2013, páginas 292-301. ISSN 0264-8377.

Schultz, B., Thatte, C.D., Labhsetwar, V.K. (2005). Irrigation and drainage. Main contributors to global food production. Irrigation and Drainage volumen 54, páginas 263–278.

Tag: Value_chains Global_Agricultural_Productivity
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Water for Agriculture
Instrument: Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international)
Result: Strengthened water resources management