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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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21% reduction in wheat yields due to drought

10/06/2026 Go to Evidence

21% is the average reduction in wheat yields caused by mild drought conditions; rice yields decrease by 17% on average.

OECD (2026), “Anticipating and monitoring water risks for agriculture”, OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers, No. 226, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/24939e6a-en.

OECD (2026)

Tag: Floods Climate_Risks Droughts
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agri-environmental Environment and natural resources Agricultural Support Services
Area: Territorial Management Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses Policy to Improve Data and Information Access and Management Prospective studies (forecasting)
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers
Result: Improved water quality Information generation Strengthened water resources management Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience

USD 1.1 billion in agricultural losses

10/06/2026 Go to Evidence

USD 1.1 billion in estimated economic losses were recorded for California's agricultural sector during the 2021 drought.

OECD (2026), “Anticipating and monitoring water risks for agriculture”, OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers, No. 226, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/24939e6a-en.

OECD (2026)

Tag: Floods Climate_Risks Droughts
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agri-environmental Environment and natural resources Agricultural Support Services
Area: Territorial Management Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses Policy to Improve Data and Information Access and Management Prospective studies (forecasting)
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers
Result: Information generation Strengthened water resources management Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience

3 billion more people exposed to water stress

10/06/2026 Go to Evidence

3 billion additional people could be exposed to water stress by 2050 when water quality is incorporated into water scarcity assessments.

OECD (2026), “Anticipating and monitoring water risks for agriculture”, OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers, No. 226, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/24939e6a-en.

OECD (2026):

Tag: Floods Climate_Risks Droughts
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agri-environmental Environment and natural resources Agricultural Support Services
Area: Territorial Management Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses Policy to Improve Data and Information Access and Management Prospective studies (forecasting)
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers
Result: Improved water quality Information generation Strengthened water resources management Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience

Employment in the agri. sector (Colombia, 2026)

04/06/2026 Go to Evidence

The sector that includes agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry and fishing employed 3.2 million people in the country during April 2026. (Unidad de Planificación Rural Agropecuaria de Colombia, 2026)

Unidad de Planificación Rural Agropecuaria de Colombia. (2026). Desempleo rural en Colombia alcanzó en abril la tasa más baja de los últimos ocho años con un 6.4%

Unidad de Planificación Rural Agropecuaria de Colombia

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Colombia
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Agrifood Context

Estimated growth of agriculture (Ecuador, 2026)

2026 Go to Evidence

Activities related to agriculture, livestock and forestry will grow by 2.9% in Ecuador during the year 2026. (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, 2026).

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca. (2026). Panorama agroestadístico - Mayo 2026.

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de Ecuador

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Ecuador
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agrifood (products)
Area: Agrifood Context

Hectares of temporary crops (Ecuador, 2025)

2026 Go to Evidence

742,606 hectares in Ecuador contain temporary crops (rice, peas, broccoli, barley, corn, potatoes, quinoa, soybeans, wheat, cassava, and others). (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, 2026).

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca. (2026). Panorama agroestadístico - Mayo 2026.

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de Ecuador

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Ecuador
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agrifood (products)
Area: Agrifood Context

Hectares of permanent crops (Ecuador, 2025)

2026 Go to Evidence

1,471,725 ​​hectares in Ecuador contain permanent crops (bananas, cocoa, coffee, sugarcane, passion fruit, oranges, African palm, tomatoes, and others). (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, 2026).

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca. (2026). Panorama agroestadístico - Mayo 2026.

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de Ecuador

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Ecuador
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agrifood (products)
Area: Agrifood Context

El Niño phenomenon

27/05/2026 Go to Evidence

There is a 61% probability that El Niño will develop between May and July 2026 (IDB, 2026).

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. (2026, mayo). El Niño 2026–2027: cómo prepararse mejor en América Latina y el Caribe. Blog Naturaleza, clima y riesgo de desastres. https://www.iadb.org/es/blog/naturaleza-clima-y-riesgo-de-desastres/el-nino-2026-2027-como-prepararse-mejor-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. (2026, mayo)

Tag: ElNiño
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers

22% of farm disaster losses

14/05/2026 Go to Evidence

22% of global agricultural disaster losses are accounted for by the Americas, with losses estimated at USD 713 billion.

World Food Programme (2026)

World Food Programme. (2026, May 14). United Nations: Latin America and the Caribbean faces increased food insecurity risks due to El Niño. https://www.wfp.org/news/united-nations-latin-america-and-caribbean-faces-increased-food-insecurity-risks-due-el-nino

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Americas (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Rural communities
Result: Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

Brazil: soybean production revised down to 179M mt

27/03/2026 Go to Evidence

Brazil's soybean production was revised down to 179 million tonnes (from 180M) due to excessive rainfall in northern and central producing states; Brazil's competitive discount makes it unlikely China will purchase an additional 8 million tonnes of soybeans from the US (Darragh & Bhanu, Kpler, 2026).

Darragh, M., y Bhanu, I. (2026, 27 de marzo). The Strait of Hormuz blockade: what it means for grain and food security. Kpler.

Kpler(2026)

Tag: Geopolitics Food_Inflation Outlook-2025-2026
Country: America, South (aggregate) Brazil China
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Oilseed Crops
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Agrifood Context