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Effects of neurocysticercosis

16/11/2023 Go to Evidence

0.25 to 9 DALYs per 1000 population reflects the impact of neurocysticercosis (FAO, 2023).

En un rango de 0,25 a 9 AVAD por cada 1000 habitantes hay efectos de neurocisticercosis (FAO, 2023)

Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024 (FAO, 2023)

Tariffs on food

16/11/2023 Go to Evidence

Between 4.4% and 9.8% is the average increase in food tariffs if tariff barriers are not taken into account (IICA, 2023).

Entre 4,4% a 9,8% es el aumento promedio del arancel en alimentos al no tomar en cuenta barreras arancelarias (IICA, 2023)

Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024 (FAO, 2023)

Food Inflation

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

11.3% was food inflation in January 2023 and in June it had dropped to 6.1% in Latin America (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).

ISPA, 2023

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1157-perspectivas-de-la-agricultura-y-del-desarrollo-rural-en-las-americas:-una-mirada-hacia-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2023-2024-las-crisis-alimentaria,-energetica-y-financiera-estan-empujando-a-mas-

Wheat imports

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

Less than 3% of wheat imports in LAC come from Ukraine and Russia, and even less in the case of other grains (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).

ISPA, 2023

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1157-perspectivas-de-la-agricultura-y-del-desarrollo-rural-en-las-americas:-una-mirada-hacia-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2023-2024-las-crisis-alimentaria,-energetica-y-financiera-estan-empujando-a-mas-

Food Price Trends

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

125.1 was the FAO food price index, 15.5 points above the 2010-2019 average but below the 2021 level (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).

ISPA, 2023

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1157-perspectivas-de-la-agricultura-y-del-desarrollo-rural-en-las-americas:-una-mirada-hacia-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2023-2024-las-crisis-alimentaria,-energetica-y-financiera-estan-empujando-a-mas-

General inflation

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

8.4% was the inflationary peak in June 2022, falling to 4.2% in June 2023 in 18 countries (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).

ISPA, 2023

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1157-perspectivas-de-la-agricultura-y-del-desarrollo-rural-en-las-americas:-una-mirada-hacia-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2023-2024-las-crisis-alimentaria,-energetica-y-financiera-estan-empujando-a-mas-

International energy prices

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

40% is the projected increase in energy goods since 2021, while food will rise by 11% in 2023 (ECLAC, 2022).

CEPAL, 2022

https://opsaa.iica.int/resources/?thematic-area=&countries=&resource_types=&search=Balance+preliminar+de+las+econom%C3%ADas

South-South Cooperation

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

USD 60 million has been allocated to ten projects between Brazil and FAO to reduce poverty through South-South Cooperation (FAO and ABC/MRE, 2022).

FAO y ABC/MRE, 2022

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1212-la-trayectoria-de-la-cooperacion-entre-brasil-y-la-fao-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe

Crop Yields

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

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