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Agricultural production in LAC

19/02/2025 Go to Evidence

14% of agricultural production comes from LAC, which is the largest net exporter of food in the world (FAO and UNDP, 2025).

FAO y PNUD (2025)

FAO y PNUD. 2025. Caracterización de la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Desafíos, evidencia y perspectivas. Santiago, FAO.

Coffee trade

10/02/2025 Go to Evidence

Only 2.5% of the final price of coffee reaches farmers for their work in cultivation and harvesting, while the roasting process and marketing represent 90% (EOM, 2024).

EOM (2024)

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

Growth in coffee production

10/02/2025 Go to Evidence

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

Double cropped areas

22/11/2024 Go to Evidence

60% of the total soybean area in Mato Grosso was under double cropping system by 2013, increasing from 10% in 2001 (Garrett et al.,2018).

60% del área total de soja en Mato Grosso estaba bajo sistema de doble cultivo para 2013, aumentando desde un 10% en 2001 (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.

Company issues

14/11/2024 Go to Evidence

42% of companies do not transparently report their progress towards net zero and Scope 3 emissions targets, while 17% have experienced an increase in emissions rather than a decrease.

Informe sobre el estado de la industria alimentaria del país en 2024

https://foodfoundation.org.uk/publication/state-nations-food-industry-report-2024

Reduction in emissions

29/10/2024 Go to Evidence

A 49% reduction in nitrogen emissions and a 68% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions could be achieved by intensifying the pig and chicken production chain, according to data from 166 countries.

La intensificación de toda la cadena de cría de cerdos y pollos podría reducir las emisiones y generar beneficios económicos y en la producción de alimentos

https://tabledebates.org/research-library/whole-chain-intensification-pig-and-chicken-farming-could-lower-emissions-economic?utm_source=Fodder+mailing+list&utm_campaign=3596ed32c1-FODDER+31%2F10%2F2024_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a4426c720f-a80dd350dd-330103260

Food value chains support 800 million livelihoods

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

Food value chains support 800 million livelihoods, mostly in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture (Blue Food Assessment, 2021).

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD

Blue Food Assessment. (2021). The Vital Roles of Blue Foods in the Global Food System. https://sc-fss2021.org/wp content/uploads/2021/04/FSS_Brief_Blue_Economy_MT.pdf