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Drought in Jalisco

06/08/2024 Go to Evidence

20% drop in avocado production in Jalisco due to drought, affecting Mexico's second largest producer (El Economista, 2024).

A seca causou uma queda de 20% na produção de abacate em Jalisco, o segundo maior produtor nacional do México, segundo o presidente da Associação de Exportadores de Abacate de Jalisco (APEAJAL). (El Economista, 2024).

El Economista, 2024

Global grasslands and livestock

30/07/2024 Go to Evidence

50% of the Earth's land surface is covered by grasslands, which consist of grasses, herbaceous plants and shrubs, and are used as grazing by livestock and wildlife (UNCCD, 2024).

UNCCD, 2024

UNCCD. 2024. Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralism. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn.

Panama as the Country with the Highest GDP per Cap

04/04/2024 Go to Evidence

$26,606 is Panama's per capita GDP, the highest in Latin America, with Costa Rica fourth ($19,778) and the Dominican Republic seventh ($16,768), at least double that of other Central American countries (Campos et al., 2024).

$26,606 es el PIB per cápita de Panamá, el más alto de América Latina, seguido por Costa Rica en cuarto lugar ($19,778) y República Dominicana en séptimo lugar ($16,768), al menos el doble que otros países centroamericanos (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.

Panama as the Country with the Highest GDP per Cap

04/04/2024 Go to Evidence

$26,606 is Panama's per capita GDP, the highest in Latin America, with Costa Rica fourth ($19,778) and the Dominican Republic seventh ($16,768), at least double that of other Central American countries (Campos et al., 2024).

$26,606 es el PIB per cápita de Panamá, el más alto de América Latina, seguido por Costa Rica en cuarto lugar ($19,778) y República Dominicana en séptimo lugar ($16,768), al menos el doble que otros países centroamericanos (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.

Economic Growth in the Dominican Republic and Pana

04/04/2024 Go to Evidence

6% and 5.6% have been the annual output growth rates in the Dominican Republic and Panama respectively since 1960 up to the outset of COVID, faster than in the rest of Latin America, with Costa Rica in fifth place (Campos et al., 2024).

6% y 5.6% han sido las tasas de crecimiento anual de la producción en República Dominicana y Panamá respectivamente desde 1960 hasta el inicio del COVID, siendo más rápido que en el resto de América Latina, con Costa Rica en quinto lugar (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.

Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)

04/03/2024 Go to Evidence

60% decrease in GHG emissions intensity associated with agricultural land use change in the Global South between 1990 and 2020 (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).

60% ha sido la disminución de la intensidad de las emisiones de los Gases de Efecto Invernadero asociados al cambio de uso de suelo agrícola en el Sur Global entre 1990 y 2020 (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).

Fuglie, K.O., Morgan, S., & Jelliffe, J. (2024). World agricultural production, resource use, and productivity, 1961–2020 (Report No. EIB-268). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1366-produccion-agricola-mundial,-uso-y-productividad,-1961-2020

Agricultural Land

04/03/2024 Go to Evidence

336 million hectares was the increase in global agricultural land between 1961 and 2020 (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).

336 millones de hectáreas fue el aumento de las tierras agrícolas mundiales entre 1961 y 2020 (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).

Fuglie, K.O., Morgan, S., & Jelliffe, J. (2024). World agricultural production, resource use, and productivity, 1961–2020 (Report No. EIB-268). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1366-produccion-agricola-mundial,-uso-y-productividad,-1961-2020

Water in Agriculture

04/03/2024 Go to Evidence

70% of global freshwater withdrawals are associated with agriculture (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).

El 70% de las extracciones mundiales de agua dulce estás asociadas con la agricultura (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).

Fuglie, K.O., Morgan, S., & Jelliffe, J. (2024). World agricultural production, resource use, and productivity, 1961–2020 (Report No. EIB-268). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1366-produccion-agricola-mundial,-uso-y-productividad,-1961-2020

Agricultural Land

04/03/2024 Go to Evidence

597 million hectares was the increase in agricultural land in the global south between 1961 and 2020 (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).

597 millones de hectáreas fue el aumento de las tierras agrícolas en el sur global entre 1961 y el 2020 (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).

Fuglie, K.O., Morgan, S., & Jelliffe, J. (2024). World agricultural production, resource use, and productivity, 1961–2020 (Report No. EIB-268). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1366-produccion-agricola-mundial,-uso-y-productividad,-1961-2020

Irrigated area

04/03/2024 Go to Evidence

343 million hectares was the increase in irrigated land, multiplying 2.3 times between 1961 and 2020 (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).

343 millones de hectáreas fue el aumento de las tierras bajo riego, multiplicando 2.3 veces entre 1961 y el 2020 (Fuglie, Morgan, S, & Jelliffe, 2024).

Fuglie, K.O., Morgan, S., & Jelliffe, J. (2024). World agricultural production, resource use, and productivity, 1961–2020 (Report No. EIB-268). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1366-produccion-agricola-mundial,-uso-y-productividad,-1961-2020