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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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Obesity

03/04/2025 Go to Evidence

29.9% of the adult population in Latin America and the Caribbean was affected by obesity in 2022, almost double the global estimate (FAO et al., 2025).

FAO et al., 2025

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2025. América Latina y el Caribe. Panorama Regional de la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición 2024: Fomentando la resiliencia frente a la variabilidad del clima y los eventos climáticos extremos para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. Santiago.

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Food
Area: Agrifood Context

Cost of a healthy diet

03/04/2025 Go to Evidence

4.56 PPP dollars per person per day was the average cost of a healthy diet in LAC in 2022, the highest in the world (FAO et al., 2025).

FAO et al., 2025

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2025. América Latina y el Caribe. Panorama Regional de la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición 2024: Fomentando la resiliencia frente a la variabilidad del clima y los eventos climáticos extremos para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. Santiago.

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Food
Area: Agrifood Context

Healthy diet

03/04/2025 Go to Evidence

2.8 billion people worldwide could not afford a healthy diet in 2022 (FAO et al., 2025).

FAO et al., 2025

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2025. América Latina y el Caribe. Panorama Regional de la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición 2024: Fomentando la resiliencia frente a la variabilidad del clima y los eventos climáticos extremos para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. Santiago.

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Food
Area: Agrifood Context

Healthy diet

03/04/2025 Go to Evidence

182.9 million people (27.7%) in LAC could not afford a healthy diet in 2022 (FAO et al., 2025).

FAO et al., 2025

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2025. América Latina y el Caribe. Panorama Regional de la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición 2024: Fomentando la resiliencia frente a la variabilidad del clima y los eventos climáticos extremos para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. Santiago.

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Food
Area: Agrifood Context

Food insecurity

03/04/2025 Go to Evidence

1.1 million migrants and refugees in Ecuador and Peru faced acute food insecurity due to climate events and lack of formal employment (FAO et al., 2025).

FAO et al., 2025

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2025. América Latina y el Caribe. Panorama Regional de la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición 2024: Fomentando la resiliencia frente a la variabilidad del clima y los eventos climáticos extremos para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. Santiago.

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Food
Area: Agrifood Context

Exposure to climatic events

03/04/2025 Go to Evidence

37 million people suffer from hunger in countries with high exposure to climate events in LAC, compared to 3 million in countries with low exposure (FAO et al., 2025).

FAO et al., 2025

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2025. América Latina y el Caribe. Panorama Regional de la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición 2024: Fomentando la resiliencia frente a la variabilidad del clima y los eventos climáticos extremos para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. Santiago.

Tag: Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Food Environment and natural resources
Area: Agrifood Context

Prevalence of undernourishment

03/04/2025 Go to Evidence

1.5 percentage points increased the prevalence of undernourishment in LAC between 2019 and 2023 in countries affected by extreme weather events (FAO et al., 2025).

FAO et al., 2025

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2025. América Latina y el Caribe. Panorama Regional de la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición 2024: Fomentando la resiliencia frente a la variabilidad del clima y los eventos climáticos extremos para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. Santiago.

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Food
Area: Agrifood Context

Sustainability of urban agriculture

16/02/2025 Go to Evidence

The article assesses the sustainability of urban agriculture in the municipality of El Alto, Bolivia, analyzing its environmental, economic, and social dimensions. Through sustainability indicators, it identifies the strengths and limitations of local agricultural practices, highlighting their role in food security, organic waste management, and income generation for urban families. The study proposes strategies to strengthen this activity as a viable alternative in the face of urban expansion and the challenges of climate change.

Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia.

Villacorta, W. B., Delgado, M. T., & Challco, G. J. C. (2025). Evaluación de la sostenibilidad de la agricultura urbana en el Municipio de El Alto, Bolivia. Sapiens Studies Journal (SSJ), 2(1), 6.

Tag: Innovation Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition AgroecologicalSystems FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems
Country: Bolivia Andean Community
Sector: Agrifood (products) Agri-environmental Fruit and vegetables, includes roots and tubers Environment and natural resources
Area: Family Farming Science, Technology, and Innovation Women and Rural Youth
Instrument: Agricultural extension services Fostering of associativity Education and training for farmers Incentives or subsidies for the adoption of good sustainable production practices
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Public institutions Women
Result: Institutional capacity building Impact: Production inclusion Improved productivity Malnutrition prevention

Healthy diet

08/12/2024 Go to Evidence

More than 3.1 billion people could not afford a healthy diet in 2023, according to the SOFI report.

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

FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, & WHO. (2023). The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World: Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum. FAO. https://shorturl.at/cFo85

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Food
Beneficiary: Consumers
Result: Food access