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North American soybean exports

02/07/2024 Go to Evidence

34% is North America's share of global soybean exports in 2024, which is expected to decline to 31% by 2033 (OECD and FAO, 2024).

(OCDE y FAO, 2024)

OECD/FAO (2024), OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033, OECD Publishing, Paris/FAO, Rome, https://doi.org/10.1787/4c5d2cfb-en.

Cereals and oilseeds in Argentina

18/06/2024 Go to Evidence

Three quarters of the growth of Argentina's agrifood sector in the last two decades has come from grains and oilseeds (World Bank, 2024).

Banco Mundial, 2024

Banco Mundial (2024), Hacia un sector agroalimentario más competitivo, inclusivo y resiliente en Argentina, © Washington, DC

Peru's agricultural diversity post-COVID-19

14/05/2024 Go to Evidence

This study assessed crop diversity among 180 Peruvian farmers (2018–2022) using Shannon–Weiner and Margalef indices. Five crop types were identified; projections indicate growth in 15 families and decline in 9 by 2025 (Chavez et al., 2024).

Segundo G. Chavez; Erick Arellanos; Jaris Veneros; Nilton B. Rojas-Briceño; Manuel Oliva-Cruz; Carlos Bolaños-Carriel; Ligia García

Instituto de Investigación para el Desarrollo Sustentable de Ceja de Selva (INDES-CES), Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza. Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería Ambiental (INAM), Universidad Nacional TRM. Grupo de Investigación en Ciencia de la Información Geoespacial, Universidad Nacional de Moquegua. Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas, Universidad Central del Ecuador.

Oilseeds in Argentina

29/02/2024 Go to Evidence

45% of agricultural production in 2020 corresponds to oilseed crops compared to 10% in 1960 (GAP, 2023).

El 45% de la producción agrícola en el 2020 corresponde a los cultivos oleaginosos en comparación con el 10% en 1960 (GAP, 2023).

Agnew, J. & Hendery, S. (2023). T. Thompson (Ed.) 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Every Farmer, Every Tool. Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1338-informe-gap-2023-sobre-la-productividad-agricola-mundial

Growth in the Use of Inputs in Argentina

29/02/2024 Go to Evidence

2.8% was the annual growth of input use in agricultural crop production in Argentina between 1991-2020 (GAP, 2023).

2.8% fue el crecimiento anual de uso de insumos en la producción de cultivos agrícolas en Argentina entre 1991-2020 (GAP, 2023).

Agnew, J. & Hendery, S. (2023). T. Thompson (Ed.) 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Every Farmer, Every Tool. Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1338-informe-gap-2023-sobre-la-productividad-agricola-mundial

TFP growth in Argentina

29/02/2024 Go to Evidence

0.54% was the annual growth of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and represented only 25% of Argentina's production growth (GAP, 2023).

0.54% fue el crecimiento anual de la Productividad Total de los Factores (TFP) y sólo representó el 25% del crecimiento de la producción en Argentina (GAP, 2023).

Agnew, J. & Hendery, S. (2023). T. Thompson (Ed.) 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Every Farmer, Every Tool. Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1338-informe-gap-2023-sobre-la-productividad-agricola-mundial

Relative expansion of aquaculture

01/02/2024 Go to Evidence

6.3% was aquaculture's share of global agricultural production between 2016 and 2020, up from 0.4% in 1961-1965, with increases in vegetables and fruits and decreases in grains and livestock products (USDA, 2024).

USDA, 2024

USDA.2024. World Agricultural Production, Resource Use, and Productivity, 1961–2020. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1366-produccion-agricola-mundial,-uso-y-productividad,-1961-2020

The Suez Canal

17/01/2024 Go to Evidence

14% of cereals and 4.5% of soybeans traded globally pass through the Suez Canal.

JOSEPH GLAUBER AND ABDULLAH MAMUN (jan 2024). IFPRI. IFPRI Blog : Issue post: Impacts of Red Sea shipping disruptions on global food security

Agricultural residuals

31/12/2023 Go to Evidence

700 million tons of waste straw from various crops are produced by China, one of the world's leading producers of food grains (GGGI, 2023).

700 millones de toneladas de paja residual de diversos cultivos son producidas por China, uno de los principales productores de granos alimenticios del mundo. (GGGI, 2023)

GGGI. 2023. Fueling the Future: A report on BioCNG – With Best Practices and Case Studies.