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4% of global GDP is roughly accounted for by agriculture, above the 1.3% share of global early-stage venture-capital funding attracted by agtech companies in 2024.
The Economist (2026)
The Economist. (2026, June 4). Feeding 10 billion people will require new technology. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/06/04/feeding-10-billion-people-will-require-new-technology
US$9 billion went to new research into boosting farm yields, up from US$2.5 billion in 2016.
The Economist (2026)
The Economist. (2026, June 4). Feeding 10 billion people will require new technology. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/06/04/feeding-10-billion-people-will-require-new-technology
+1.5°C anomaly in the Niño-3.4 region is NOAA's CPC threshold for a "strong" El Niño event, with a 62% probability of occurrence in June–August 2026 (Noll, 2026).
(Noll, 2026)
Noll, B. (2026, abril 6). Super El Niño chances increasing risks. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/04/06/super-el-nino-chances-increasing-risks/
Peru's agricultural production grew by 5.64% in January 2026 compared to the same month the previous year, driven by an increase in the area under cultivation and favorable weather conditions.
Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - INEI (2026). Informe Técnico: Producción Nacional N° 3, Enero 2026
Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática del Perú (INEI)
2025 was the year in which agricultural use was the leading end-use segment of the U.S. nitrogenous fertilizer market.
Precedence Research (2026)
Precedence Research. (2026, February 19). U.S. Nitrogenous Fertilizer Market Size, Share and Trends 2026 to 2035. https://www.precedenceresearch.com/us-nitrogenous-fertilizer-market
USD 14,902.41 million is the projected size of the U.S. nitrogenous fertilizer market by 2035, up from USD 11,761.90 million in 2025, with a 2.39% CAGR from 2026 to 2035.
Precedence Research (2026)
Precedence Research. (2026, February 19). U.S. Nitrogenous Fertilizer Market Size, Share and Trends 2026 to 2035. https://www.precedenceresearch.com/us-nitrogenous-fertilizer-market
A 19% increase in yields is achieved through water harvesting applied to cereals (CAF, 2025).
CAF, 2025
Maris, L. (2025). Hacia un sector agropecuario resiliente, sostenible y regenerativo. CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2512/Hacia%20un%20sector%20agropecuario%20resiliente%2c%20sostenible%20y%20regenerativo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
55% of OECD productivity is achieved by agriculture in LAC (OECD, 2024).
OECD, 2024
OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es
30% declines in sustainable productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean when environmental costs are included, lowering total factor productivity (TFP) to 0.14% per year. (IDB, 2025).
http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013695
0.9% was the growth of agricultural Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2011 and 2020, signaling a marked slowdown in productivity (IBD, 2025).
http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013695