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Livestock producers in Argentina

18/06/2024 Go to Evidence

Almost 70% of Argentine livestock producers have a maximum of 500 head of cattle, and half of the establishments operate with a maximum of 100 head (World Bank, 2024).

Banco Mundial, 2024

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

Environmental impact of livestock

18/06/2024 Go to Evidence

24% of greenhouse gas emissions in Argentina come from the livestock sector, highlighting its key role in mitigating climate change (World Bank, 2024).

Banco Mundial, 2024

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

Ecuador: Commercial Crops Dominate

31/05/2024 Go to Evidence

1.9 million hectares are dedicated to commercial crops, and only 445 thousand hectares are for staple foods in Ecuador (IEE, 2020).

1,9 millones de hectáreas se dedican a alimentos comerciales y solo 445 mil hectáreas son para alimentos básicos en Ecuador (IEE, 2020)

IEE, 2020. Estudio para una línea base para la implementación del Decenio de las NNUU de la Agricultura Familiar en Ecuador.

AgTech in the Andean Community

24/05/2024 Go to Evidence

90 agtech ventures were identified in the Andean region in 2022, more than 80% in Colombia (53) and Peru (21) (IDB, 2023).

En 2022, se identificaron 90 emprendimientos agtech en la región andina, más del 80% están en Colombia y Perú, con 53 y 21 empresas respectivamente. (BID, 2023)

BID.2023.La revolución de las agtech en la región Andina: ¿cómo la tecnología está transformando el futuro agrícola?

LAC Participation

21/05/2024 Go to Evidence

14% of world agricultural and fisheries production corresponded to LAC between 2020 and 2022, while its share in total exports exceeded 17% (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.

Agricultural sector loans

17/05/2024 Go to Evidence

1.6% reached loans to the agricultural sector in LAC in 2020, before decreasing to 1.37% in 2021 (ECLAC et al., 2024).

CEPAL. et al, 2024

"FAO, IICA, CEPAL y P M A. 2024. Financiamiento para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición en América Latina y el Caribe. Santiago de Chile. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0527es"

Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Forests

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

1502.8 MtCO₂ of greenhouse gas emissions were recorded due to deforestation caused by the expansion of the agricultural frontier in Mexico between 2001 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).

Se registraron 1502.8 MtCO₂ de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero debido a la deforestación provocada por la expansión de la frontera agrícola en México entre 2001 y 2023 (GFW, 2024).

Global Forest Watch Report, 2024. World Resources Institute.