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1 % annual yield increases in key crops such as maize, rice and wheat are insufficient to double food production by 2050 (FAO, 2022).
FAO, 2022
https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-760-accion-mundial-sobre-el-desarrollo-verde-de-productos-agricolas-especiales:-un-pais,-un-producto-prioritario---plan-de-accion-2021-2025
Approximately 14% of the economic value of the food produced is lost from post-harvest to retail globally (FAO, 2019).
FAO, 2019
https://opsaa.iica.int/frame-3463
50% more food production will be needed by 2050 due to population growth, dietary changes and increased use of biofuels (FAO, 2022).
FAO, 2022
https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-760-accion-mundial-sobre-el-desarrollo-verde-de-productos-agricolas-especiales:-un-pais,-un-producto-prioritario---plan-de-accion-2021-2025
12% is the projected increase in agricultural and fishery production in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2032, growing at a much slower pace than in the past (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.
70% of production growth in Latin America and the Caribbean will come from the agricultural sector (+17%), while the livestock sector will grow by 11% and fishery production will decrease by 10% (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.
74,000 acres of agricultural land and more than 20,000 farmers were affected by severe flooding in Guyana in May 2021 (Shynkarenko, 2023).
Shynkarenko, 2023
Shynkarenko.2023. Estudio de viabilidad de seguros agrícolas en el Caribe. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1590-estudio-de-viabilidad-de-seguros-agricolas-en-el-caribe
10.6% of agricultural emissions were attributed to the use of fertilizers in 2018 (CGIAR, 2023).
10.6% de las emisiones agrícolas fueron atribuidas al uso de fertilizantes en 2018. (CGIAR, 2023)
CGIAR (2023). Achieving Agricultural Breakthrough: A deep dive into seven technological areas
88% of the emissions that come from the livestock sector are due to enteric fermentation in the digestive tract of ruminant animals (cattle, sheep and goats), released through belching, the rest comes from manure. (CGIAR, 2023).
El 88% de las emisiones que provienen del sector ganadero son por la fermentación entérica en el tracto digestivo de los animales rumiantes (bovinos, ovinos y caprinos), liberados a través eructos, el resto proviene del estiércol. (CGIAR, 2023).
CGIAR (2023). Achieving Agricultural Breakthrough: A deep dive into seven technological areas
US$13 billion was lost in Latin America and the Caribbean due to reduced agricultural and livestock production caused by drought (2008-2018) (OCHA, 2023).
OCHA, 2023
OCHA.2023. Panorama de los Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe 2000 - 2022
45 billion euros in goods exported by Mercosur to the EU in 2021, while it imported goods worth 44 billion euros (Cosbey and Vogt-Schilb, 2023).
(Cosbey y Vogt-Schilb, 2023)
Cosbey, A., y Vogt-Schilb, A. (2023). Políticas de comercio internacional relacionadas con el clima: evaluación de los impactos en Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú. https://doi.org/10.18235/0005062