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2.5 times more people live in rural areas than in urban areas in Colombia (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
Son 2.5 veces más pobres las personas viviendo en áreas rurales que en urbanas en Colombia (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023)
Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023. Implementing the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests from the working with people model: lessons from Colombia and Guatemala, The Journal of Peasant Studies, 50:5, 1820-1851, DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2022.2120811
More than 40% of the rural population has problems of informality in land ownership (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
Más del 40% de la población rural tiene problemas de informalidad en la tenencia de tierras (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023)
Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023
2% of landowners own 65% of the arable land (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
2% de los terratenientes poseen el 65% de la tierra cultivable (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023)
Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023. Implementing the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests from the working with people model: lessons from Colombia and Guatemala, The Journal of Peasant Studies, 50:5, 1820-1851, DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2022.2120811
78% of farms use only 10% of the land for cultivation (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023).
78% de las granjas usan solo el 10% de la tierra para cultivo (Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023)
Rodrigo Castañeda, et al., 2023. Implementing the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests from the working with people model: lessons from Colombia and Guatemala, The Journal of Peasant Studies, 50:5, 1820-1851, DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2022.2120811
80-90% small and medium-sized farmers in Latin America use solid granular fertilizers, because they are less expensive and do not depend on irrigation availability (World Bank, 2022).
El 80-90% de los pequeños y medianos agricultores de América Latina usan fertilizantes granulados sólidos, porque son menos costosos y no dependen de la disponibilidad de riego (Banco Mundial, 2022)
Banco Mundial, 2022. De la planta al tenedor: una evaluación rápida de la crisis de fertilizantes y alimentos en Centroamérica
The study examines the options available to Latin America and the Caribbean for reducing emissions from the agricultural sector and land use change, with the aim of achieving the goal of net-zero emissions. It analyzes mitigation scenarios, sustainable technologies, and public policies needed to reconcile agricultural production with environmental conservation, highlighting the role of low-carbon agriculture and sustainable management of rural ecosystems.
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Dumas, P., Wirsenius, S., Searchinger, T., Vogt-Schilb, A., & Andrieu, N. (2022). Opciones de la agricultura y los cambios del uso del suelo para alcanzar cero emisiones netas en América Latina y el Caribe. Inter-american development bank working paper.
70% of freshwater extracted worldwide is used for agriculture, with an even larger proportion used consumptively due to evapotranspiration from crops.
Banco Mundial (2022)
Banco Mundial
FAO, 2021
FAO.2021, ‘World food and agriculture – statistical yearbook 2021.’
(FAO: Rome, Italy) doi:10.4060/cb4477en
70% of child labor globally and 52% in the Americas was concentrated in the agricultural sector in 2022, despite progress in its reduction (OECD, 2022).
El 70% del trabajo infantil a escala mundial, y el 52% en América, se concentra en el sector agrícola en el año 2022. aunque se ha avanzado para reducir el trabajo infantil, este fenómeno sigue constituyendo un problema fundamental (OCDE, 2022)
OCDE, 2022. Conducta empresarial responsable en el sector agrícola
en América Latina y el Caribe
75% of greenhouse gas emissions come from cities, which also account for 70% of global energy consumption and 75% of natural resource consumption (GGGI, 2022).
Las ciudades representan alrededor del 75% de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, el 70% del consumo mundial de energía y el 75% del consumo de recursos naturales. (GGGI, 2022)
GGGI. 2022. Key Actions for a Just Transition through Green Jobs in Cities.
