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Land use

25/05/2023 Go to Evidence

12% of the world's land is destined for cultivation (FAO, 2023).

FAO, 2023

FAO.2023.Agrifood solutions to climate change. https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/bab32e71-690d-4c07-ab9a-37f1703a9f59

Sector: Food
Area: Soil Health

Pesticides

31/12/2022 Go to Evidence

2.5 billion hectares of global agricultural land (i64 percent) are at risk of pesticide contamination from more than one active ingredient (FAO, 2022).

2.5 mil millones de hectáreas de tierra agrícola global (64%) están en riesgo de contaminación por pesticidas por más de un ingrediente activo. (FAO, 2022)

FAO. 2022. The future of food and agriculture – Drivers and triggers for transformation. The Future of Food and Agriculture,

Surface Area on Hillsides

30/12/2022 Go to Evidence

65% of the country's surface area is on hillsides, that is, with a slope greater than 15%, where most small producers cultivate (Martín Manzano, 2012).

El 65% de la superficie del país está en zona de laderas, es decir, con una pendiente mayor al 15%, donde la mayoría de los pequeños productores cultivan (Martín Manzano, 2012).

Martín Manzano, M. del M. (2012). La FAO y la agricultura familiar: El caso de El Salvador. FAO El Salvador.

Pasture surface

31/12/2021 Go to Evidence

905 million hectares of pastures are the main land use in the Americas, highlighting their importance in soil management and carbon sequestration (IICA, 2021).

IICA, 2021

IICA.2021. Hojas de información: buenas prácticas para una agricultura climáticamente inteligente. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1797-hojas-de-informacion:-buenas-practicas-para-una-agricultura-climaticamente-inteligente

Carbon sequestration potential in grasslands in th

31/12/2021 Go to Evidence

1,792 Tg of carbon is the potential for soil sequestration through pasture recovery in the Americas, with a range of 717 to 2,868 Tg in the top 0.3 m layer (IICA, 2021).

IICA, 2021

IICA.2021. Hojas de información: buenas prácticas para una agricultura climáticamente inteligente. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1797-hojas-de-informacion:-buenas-practicas-para-una-agricultura-climaticamente-inteligente