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85% of respondents in South America increased their prices by 13%, but 70% did not compensate for rising costs, and 44% sell at a loss or break even.
Global Coalition of Fresh Produce: Survey into costs and prices for fresh produce operators
Three quarters of the ice-free land has been altered by human activities, mainly agriculture and deforestation.
Scarborough, P. (2023). Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00795-w
4 out of 10 farmers in Peru live in poverty, reflecting the vulnerability of the sector and the need for greater support.
En Perú, 4 de cada 10 agricultores están en condición de pobreza
Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI).
27% (395) of the cooperatives in Peru are linked to agriculture and livestock farming.
En Perú se estima que aproximadamente el 27% (395) de las cooperativas se dedican a actividades relacionadas con la agricultura y la ganadería
Ramírez, A. 2019. Seminarios sobre agricultura familiar y cooperativismo FAO, ACI y Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2021-2022 / CEPAL, FAO e IICA. – San José, C.R.: IICA, 2021.
60% of the 6,000 potato varieties described in the world are found in Peru, with a total of 3,000 types.
Perú cuenta con el 60% (3000) de las 6000 variedades de papas descritas en el mundo.
Papa, milenario producto andino. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo de Comercio Exterior de la Cámara de Comercio de Lima. 2018. Consultado el 12 jul. 2023. Disponible en: https://www.camaralima.org.pe/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Papa-milenario-producto-andino-1.pdf
From 12 to 0 meters, the depth of groundwater in South America decreased due to the expansion of rain-fed agriculture.
La expansión de la agricultura de secano disminuyó la profundidad del agua subterránea desde estados profundos (de 12 a 6 metros) a estados poco profundos (de 4 a 0 metros) en Suramerica
Houspanossian, J., Giménez, R., Whitworth-Hulse, J., Nosetto, M., Tych, W., Atkinson, P., Rufino, M. y Jobbágy, E. (2021). La expansión agrícola eleva las aguas subterráneas y aumenta las inundaciones en las llanuras sudamericanas. Science Advances, 7 (22), eabf2939. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abf2939
The agrifood supply chain of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) stands out for its resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic, and multiple studies have been conducted to analyze the differential impacts of the pandemic across firms and sectors. Less is known regarding the strategies implemented for business continuity during this catastrophic shock. The purpose of this study was to analyze the responses toward innovations of the LAC agrifood supply chain to the COVID-19 health emergency using data gathered from agribusinesses from 22 LAC countries. The study contributes to the literature by taking a comprehensive look at the responses of businesses along the LAC agrifood chains, and it is also one of the first longer-term quantitative assessments as it considers responses from the first and second years of the pandemic. The results from our two surveys show that over 70% of agribusinesses implemented innovations, revealing firms’ positive and prompt reactions. Although most innovations were longer-term, in many cases, innovations were only temporary. Statistical analyses suggest that the likelihood of implementing longer-term innovations is associated with the agrifood segment, the agrifood chain stage, receiving long-term public or private support, having access to credit, and positive future perspectives about business conditions.
27.6% of GDP and 20.1% of total employment in Brazil was generated by the agro-industrial sector in 2021 (World Bank, 2023).
Banco Mundial, 2023
World Bank Group. 2023. Brazil Country Climate and Development Report https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39782
13% of Brazil's cropland is equipped for irrigation, and in 2017, 68% of the country's water consumption was for irrigation (World Bank, 2023).
Banco Mundial, 2023
https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1678-informe-sobre-el-clima-y-el-desarrollo-del-pais-en-brasil
52% of total greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil between 2000 and 2020 were caused by changes in land use, and agriculture was responsible for 24% (World Bank, 2023).
Banco Mundial, 2023
World Bank Group. 2023. Brazil Country Climate and Development Report https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39782