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Labor force

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

40% of the global workforce in primary industries (agriculture, forestry and fisheries) is represented by food value chains (UNDP, 2024).

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

Value chains for resilient food systems. (s.f.). Naciones Unidas. Centro de Coordinación de Sistemas Alimentarios. https://www.unfoodsystemshub.org/fs-stocktaking moment/programme/value-chain-for-resilient-food systems/.

Beneficiary: Value Chains

The food system has become more “global”

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

The food system has become more “global”, as exports from developing countries and emerging economies made up more than one-third of global agri-food exports by 2018 with around a third of global agricultural and food exports traded within global value chains

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

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2020. (2020). Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. https://www.fao.org/resources/digital reports/stateof-agricultural-commodity-markets/en

Price/income volatility as a challenge

26/09/2024 Go to Evidence

36% of farmers cited price/income volatility among their top 3 challenges for the next 3 years (Bayer AG, 2024).

36% de los agricultores citaron la volatilidad de precios/ingresos entre sus 3 principales desafíos para los próximos 3 años (Bayer AG, 2024).

Bayer AG. (2024, September 26). 75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to cope with climate change, global research reveals [News Release]. https://www.bayer.com/en/media

Agri-food exports from Spain

13/08/2024 Go to Evidence

70,000 million euros per year exceeded Spanish agri-food and fisheries exports for the first time (MAPA, 2024).

Las exportaciones agroalimentarias y pesqueras españolas han superado por primera vez los 70,000 millones de euros anuales. (MAPA, 2024).

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación de España

Drought in Jalisco

06/08/2024 Go to Evidence

20% drop in avocado production in Jalisco due to drought, affecting Mexico's second largest producer (El Economista, 2024).

A seca causou uma queda de 20% na produção de abacate em Jalisco, o segundo maior produtor nacional do México, segundo o presidente da Associação de Exportadores de Abacate de Jalisco (APEAJAL). (El Economista, 2024).

El Economista, 2024

Increase in CAN agricultural exports

01/07/2024 Go to Evidence

Nearly 20% of the total export value corresponds to the consolidated exports of the CAN countries, reaching an amount of US$30,628 m, reflecting the importance of intraregional trade in economic strengthening (Furche, 2024).

Furche, C. (2024, julio)

Furche, C. (2024, julio). Fortalecimiento de las exportaciones agroalimentarias de los países de la CAN: Informe final. [Informe técnico].

CAN agricultural imports

01/07/2024 Go to Evidence

They reached US$20.559 billion, representing just over 13% of the total import value of the subregion (Furche, 2024).

Furche, C. (2024, julio)

Furche, C. (2024, julio). Fortalecimiento de las exportaciones agroalimentarias de los países de la CAN: Informe final. [Informe técnico].

Trade balance of the CAN agricultural sector

01/07/2024 Go to Evidence

More than US$10 billion is the surplus exhibited by the aggregated trade balance of the CAN agricultural sector, reflecting its strong export performance (Furche, 2024).

Furche, C. (2024, julio)

Furche, C. (2024, julio). Fortalecimiento de las exportaciones agroalimentarias de los países de la CAN: Informe final. [Informe técnico].

Variation in CAN imports

01/07/2024 Go to Evidence

Imports have steadily grown since 2018, with peaks in 2021 and 2022, due to rising international prices of commodities in which CAN countries have deficits, such as cereals and oilseeds (Furche, 2024).

Furche, C. (2024, julio)

Furche, C. (2024, julio). Fortalecimiento de las exportaciones agroalimentarias de los países de la CAN: Informe final. [Informe técnico].