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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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3 billion more people exposed to water stress

10/06/2026 Go to Evidence

3 billion additional people could be exposed to water stress by 2050 when water quality is incorporated into water scarcity assessments.

OECD (2026), “Anticipating and monitoring water risks for agriculture”, OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers, No. 226, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/24939e6a-en.

OECD (2026):

Tag: Floods Climate_Risks Droughts
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agri-environmental Environment and natural resources Agricultural Support Services
Area: Territorial Management Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses Policy to Improve Data and Information Access and Management Prospective studies (forecasting)
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers
Result: Improved water quality Information generation Strengthened water resources management Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience

21% of inland wetlands has been lost

10/06/2026 Go to Evidence

21% of the world's inland wetlands has been lost since 1700, representing approximately 3.4 million km².

OECD (2026), “Anticipating and monitoring water risks for agriculture”, OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers, No. 226, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/24939e6a-en.

OECD (2026),

Tag: Floods Climate_Risks Droughts
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agri-environmental Environment and natural resources Agricultural Support Services
Area: Territorial Management Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses Policy to Improve Data and Information Access and Management Prospective studies (forecasting)
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers
Result: Improved water quality Information generation Strengthened water resources management Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience

Subsidies of COP 67.272 billion

28/05/2026 Go to Evidence

COP 67.272 billion was enabled by Colombia to subsidize the purchase of agricultural insurance through the Agricultural Insurance Incentive as a preventive measure against El Niño.

OPSAa (2026)

OPSAa. (2026, 28 de mayo). Colombia: Subsidios por fenómeno de El Niño habilitarán $67.272 millones para adquirir seguros agropecuarios. https://opsaa.iica.int/es/resource-2792-colombia-subsidios-por-fenomeno-de-el-nino-habilitaran-67272-millones-para-adquirir-seguros-agropecuarios

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Colombia
Sector: Finance, banking and insurance Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Harvest insurance Expansion of the supply of agricultural credit
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Rural communities Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.)
Result: Access to financial services Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience

Insurance covers up to 85%

28/05/2026 Go to Evidence

85% of the premium is covered by the Agricultural Insurance Incentive for small producers, while medium-sized producers receive coverage of up to 35%.

OPSAa (2026)

OPSAa. (2026, 28 de mayo). Colombia: Subsidios por fenómeno de El Niño habilitarán $67.272 millones para adquirir seguros agropecuarios. https://opsaa.iica.int/es/resource-2792-colombia-subsidios-por-fenomeno-de-el-nino-habilitaran-67272-millones-para-adquirir-seguros-agropecuarios

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Colombia
Sector: Finance, banking and insurance Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Harvest insurance
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Rural communities
Result: Access to financial services Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience

More than 19,000 producers

28/05/2026 Go to Evidence

19,467 producers and 41,073 productive projects have benefited from the agricultural insurance mechanism in crops such as coffee, rice, plantain, potato, cassava, cocoa, and maize.

OPSAa (2026)

OPSAa. (2026, 28 de mayo). Colombia: Subsidios por fenómeno de El Niño habilitarán $67.272 millones para adquirir seguros agropecuarios. https://opsaa.iica.int/es/resource-2792-colombia-subsidios-por-fenomeno-de-el-nino-habilitaran-67272-millones-para-adquirir-seguros-agropecuarios

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Colombia
Sector: Finance, banking and insurance Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Harvest insurance
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Rural communities Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.)
Result: Access to financial services Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience

Three time horizons structure recommendations

27/05/2026 Go to Evidence

3 time horizons, short, medium and long term, structure FAO recommendations to reduce vulnerabilities and build resilience in Latin American and Caribbean agrifood systems.

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (2026)

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. (2026, 27 de mayo). FAO recomienda medidas a países de América Latina y el Caribe para enfrentar los efectos del conflicto en Medio Oriente. https://www.fao.org/americas/news/news-detail/fao-recomienda-alc-medidas/

Tag: Armed_Conflict Geopolitics Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Climate_Risks
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Multisectoral
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Strategies, plans, policies or guidelines; sectoral or national Strategic planning Intersectoral and interinstitucional coordination International technical cooperation
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers Consumers Private enterprises
Result: Improved public policy formulation and implementation Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Institutional capacity building Impact: Food and nutritional security

Sea temperature in Guyana (May-2026)

20/05/2026 Go to Evidence

In recent weeks, the sea surface temperature (SST) anomaly in the Niño 3.4 region has been close to +0.9 °C, indicating an El Niño phase. During El Niño, Guyana experiences below-average rainfall and above-average temperatures. (Guyana Hydrometeorological Survey, 2026).

Servicio Hidrometeorológico de Guyana, 2026

Servicio Hidrometeorológico de Guyana

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Guyana
Sector: Aquaculture and fishery products Agri-Food (total) Agri-environmental
Area: Agrifood Context

167 million food insecure

14/05/2026 Go to Evidence

167 million people face moderate or severe food insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean; in addition, more than 33 million suffer from hunger and over 181 million cannot afford a healthy diet.

World Food Programme (2026)

World Food Programme. (2026, May 14). United Nations: Latin America and the Caribbean faces increased food insecurity risks due to El Niño. https://www.wfp.org/news/united-nations-latin-america-and-caribbean-faces-increased-food-insecurity-risks-due-el-nino

Tag: ElNiño Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Climate_Risks
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Food
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Consumers Rural communities Childhood
Result: Impact: Food and nutritional security Food access Food affordability Malnutrition prevention