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Lack of access

23/10/2024 Go to Evidence

80% of farmers lack access to finance, technology and markets, leaving them marginalized from the sector (World Bank, 2024).

Banco Mundial (23 de octubre de 2024). El sector alimentario como motor de crecimiento y empleo. Reuniones Anuales de 2024.

Sustainable Agroeconomy

23/10/2024 Go to Evidence

5-10 billion annually could generate a sustainable agroeconomy, with nutritious food, low emissions and fair payments to farmers (World Bank, 2024).

Banco Mundial (23 de octubre de 2024). El sector alimentario como motor de crecimiento y empleo. Reuniones Anuales de 2024.

Spending in the agricultural sector

23/10/2024 Go to Evidence

650 billion dollars are spent by governments on the agricultural sector; optimizing just 10% could reduce GHG emissions by 40% (World Bank, 2024).

Banco Mundial (23 de octubre de 2024). El sector alimentario como motor de crecimiento y empleo. Reuniones Anuales de 2024.

Impact of agriculture

21/10/2024 Go to Evidence

50 years of intensive extraction activities have caused the destruction of the Acono River in Trinidad, affecting native aquatic life and local agricultural production (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

50 años de actividades intensivas de extracción han causado la destrucción del río Acono en Trinidad, afectando la vida acuática nativa y la producción agrícola local (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

Govia, S., & Roopnarine, R. (2024). Untapped and Untold: The Hidden Connection between Water and Sustainability in Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA). Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Metano

18/10/2024 Go to Evidence

50% of methane comes from the agricultural sector, and 85% of it is generated by livestock (National Government of the Republic of Panama, n.d.).

Gobierno Nacional de la República de Panamá (s.f.). Plan Estratégico Sectorial 2021 -2025. Sector agropecuario y rural.

Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario - MIDA (2019). Plan Nacional de Cambio Climático para el Sector Agropecuario de Panamá.

Country: Panama

Employment in agri-food systems

14/10/2024 Go to Evidence

40.2% is the share of agrifood employment (including trade and transportation) in total employment in the Americas (FAO, 2024).

FAO (2024)

FAO. (2024). Estimating global and country-level employment in agrifood systems. Recuperado de: https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/08f5f6df-2ef2-45a2-85aa-b29c2ce01422/content