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Monitoring, Evaluation and Best Practices

Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

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Dominance of Family Farming in LAC

16/11/2023 Go to Evidence

81.4% of farms in LAC and 1 out of every 4 hectares belong to family farming, which totals more than 16 million farms (FAO, 2022).

FAO, 2022)

Acción Mundial sobre el Desarrollo Verde de Productos Agrícolas Especiales: Un país, Un Producto Prioritario

Tag: Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Family Farming
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Result: Information generation

Food Insecurity in LAC

16/11/2023 Go to Evidence

With 6.5% of the population, some 43.2 million people in LAC suffer from hunger (FAO et al., 2023).

FAO (Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura, Chile); FIDA (Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola, Italia); OPS (Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Estados Unidos de América); PMA (Programa Mundial de Alimentos, Italia); UNICEF (Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia, Estados Unidos de América). 2023. Panorama regional de la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional - América Latina y el Caribe 2022 (en línea). Reporte técnico 15, Santiago, Chile, FAO.

FAO et al., 2023

Tag: Outlook2023-2024 Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Food
Area: Agrifood Context

South-South Cooperation

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

USD 60 million has been allocated to ten projects between Brazil and FAO to reduce poverty through South-South Cooperation (FAO and ABC/MRE, 2022).

FAO y ABC/MRE, 2022

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1212-la-trayectoria-de-la-cooperacion-entre-brasil-y-la-fao-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe

Tag: Regional_Cooperation South_South_Cooperation Outlook2023-2024
Country: Brazil
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Associativity
Instrument: International technical cooperation Intersectoral and interinstitucional coordination
Result: Impact: Social inclusion

Contribution of agriculture in LAC

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

22% of LAC exports are agricultural, contributing 5% of the regional GDP and generating 15% of the region's jobs. (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)

ISPA, 2023

Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024

Tag: Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Result: Information generation

Increase in LAC's agrifood trade balance

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

From USD 155.6 billion in 2019 to USD 231.4 billion in 2022, LAC's agrifood trade balance will increase (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).

ISPA, 2023

Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024

Tag: Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Result: Information generation

Hidden costs of agri-food systems

01/11/2023 Go to Evidence

12.7 trillion dollars PPP was the global hidden cost of agrifood systems in 2020, considering emissions, water use, soil change, unhealthy diets, malnutrition and poverty (FAO, 2023).

12.7 trillones de dólares PPP de 2020 es el valor estimado de los costos ocultos globales de los sistemas agroalimentarios en 2020, abarcando emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, uso de agua, cambio de uso de suelo, patrones dietéticos no saludables, desnutrición y pobreza. (FAO, 2023)

FAO. 2023. The state of food and agriculture 2023.

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Environment and natural resources