Food insecurity gap

41.8% of women in LAC suffered some degree of food insecurity in 2020, compared to 32.2% of men (FAO, 2023).

FAO (2023)

FAO. 2023. Experiencias de articulación del enfoque de género e interculturalidad en instrumentos de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en la región del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana – Intervenciones de mitigación de la COVID-19, Programas de Alimentación Escolar, Guías Alimentarias Basadas en Alimentos. Panamá.

Women unemployment in Guatemala

3.5% of women over 15 years of age are unemployed and close to 75% of employed women over 18 years of age have informal jobs in Guatemala (FAO, 2023).

FAO (2023)

FAO. 2023. Experiencias de articulación del enfoque de género e interculturalidad en instrumentos de seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en la región del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana – Intervenciones de mitigación de la COVID-19, Programas de Alimentación Escolar, Guías Alimentarias Basadas en Alimentos. Panamá.

Differences in non-tariff measures

48% of Salvadoran imports are subject to at least one non-tariff measure, compared to only 16% of Honduran imports (Kelleher & Reyes, 2014).

Kelleher & Reyes (2014)

Kelleher, S; Reyes, J-D. 2014. Technical Measures to Trade in Central America: Incidence, Price Effects, and Consumer Welfare (en línea). s.l., The World Bank, (Policy Research Working Papers). 38 p. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6857.

Reducing poverty, simplifying records

From 5.07 % to 4.91 % would reduce the urban extreme poverty rate in Guatemala with a decrease in the cost and time required to obtain health records (Kelleher & Reyes, 2014).

Kelleher & Reyes (2014)

Kelleher, S; Reyes, J-D. 2014. Technical Measures to Trade in Central America: Incidence, Price Effects, and Consumer Welfare (en línea). s.l., The World Bank, (Policy Research Working Papers). 38 p. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6857.

Social assistance spending

52% of social assistance spending during the period 2014-2018 in Latin America and the Caribbean consisted of money transfers (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).

ISPA, 2023

IICA (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura, Costa Rica). 2023. Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024. San José, Costa Rica.

GDP growth 2032

1.6% per year is the expected increase in GDP per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will reach USD 10,500 by 2032 (OECD and FAO, 2023).

OCDE y FAO (2023)

OECD/FAO (2023), OCDE-FAO Perspectivas Agrícolas 2023-2032, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/2ad6c3ab-es.

Evidence detail

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Mexico Hectares of Agricultural Use

Mexico reached 32.1 million hectares for agricultural use (INEGI, 2022).

México alcanza las 32.1 millones de hectáreas para uso agrícola. (INEGI, 2022).

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía de México (INEGI)

Possible start of El Niño in 2023

With a 60% probability, El Niño is expected to begin to show its effects in mid-2023, after three consecutive years of La Niña (AMIS, 2023).

AMIS, 2023a

AMIS (Agricultural Market Information System). 2023a. Market Monitor, April. Reporte técnico.

World population

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