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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

World exports of forest products

27/07/2024 Go to Evidence

3.9% of the world's forests are in the EU, which generates 43% of the value of forest exports, while Africa, with 16% of forests, contributes less than 2% (FAO, 2024).

FAO,2024

FAO.2024. El estado de los bosques del mundo 2024 Innovaciones en el sector forestal para lograr un futuro más sostenible.https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1676-el-estado-de-los-bosques-del-mundo-2024-innovaciones-en-el-sector-forestal-para-lograr-un-futuro-mas-sostenible

North American imports increase

02/07/2024 Go to Evidence

19% is the projected growth in the value of imports into North America by 2033, compared to a 13% increase in the value of exports (OECD and FAO, 2024).

(OCDE y FAO, 2024)

OECD/FAO (2024), OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033, OECD Publishing, Paris/FAO, Rome, https://doi.org/10.1787/4c5d2cfb-en.

North American soybean exports

02/07/2024 Go to Evidence

34% is North America's share of global soybean exports in 2024, which is expected to decline to 31% by 2033 (OECD and FAO, 2024).

(OCDE y FAO, 2024)

OECD/FAO (2024), OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033, OECD Publishing, Paris/FAO, Rome, https://doi.org/10.1787/4c5d2cfb-en.

Economic impact of drought in Argentina

18/06/2024 Go to Evidence

45% of the production of the main crops fell due to the drought, reducing soybean exports by 40% and generating losses of USD 20 billion, 3% of Argentina's GDP (World Bank, 2024).

Banco Mundial, 2024

Banco Mundial (2024), Hacia un sector agroalimentario más competitivo, inclusivo y resiliente en Argentina, © Washington, DC