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Food insecurity

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022, in the 10 countries most affected by fragile and crisis contexts (OECD, 2022).

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OCDE. (2022). States of Fragility 2022. OECD Publishing, Paris. Food Security Information Network & Global Network Against Food Crises. (2023). Global Report on Food Crises 2023: Joint analysis for better decisions. https://www.fsinplatform.org/sites/default/files/resources/files/GRFC2023-compressed.pdf

Agricultural development

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

Two to four times more effective than other interventions, agricultural development is a powerful tool for eradicating poverty and boosting shared prosperity, especially among the poorest (UNDP, 2024).

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Agriculture and food. (s.f.). Banco Mundial. https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture/overview

Labor force

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

40% of the global workforce in primary industries (agriculture, forestry and fisheries) is represented by food value chains (UNDP, 2024).

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Value chains for resilient food systems. (s.f.). Naciones Unidas. Centro de Coordinación de Sistemas Alimentarios. https://www.unfoodsystemshub.org/fs-stocktaking moment/programme/value-chain-for-resilient-food systems/.

Beneficiary: Value Chains

Agriculture accounts for 4 percent of the GDP

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

Agriculture accounts for 4 percent of the global gross domestic producto (GDP) and in some least developing countries it can account for more than 25 percent of GDP (Blue Food Assessment, 2021).

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Blue Food Assessment. (2021). The Vital Roles of Blue Foods in the Global Food System. https://sc-fss2021.org/wp content/uploads/2021/04/FSS_Brief_Blue_Economy_MT.pdf

Food value chains support 800 million livelihoods

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

Food value chains support 800 million livelihoods, mostly in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture (Blue Food Assessment, 2021).

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Blue Food Assessment. (2021). The Vital Roles of Blue Foods in the Global Food System. https://sc-fss2021.org/wp content/uploads/2021/04/FSS_Brief_Blue_Economy_MT.pdf

45 percent of the global population live in rural

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

Around 3.4 billion people, 45 percent of the global population, live in rural areas of developing countries, and most depend on smallholder farms for their livelihoods and sustenance (IFAD, n.d.).

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Why rural people. (s.f.). FIDA. https://www.ifad.org/en/investing-in-rural-people

Female labor force

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

43% of the world's agricultural labor force is made up of women, who play key roles in food production, processing, marketing and consumption.

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Reduce rural poverty. Women in agriculture. (s.f.). Organización de las Naciones Unidas para al Alimentación y la Agricultura. https://www.fao.org/reduce-rural-poverty/our work/women-in-agriculture/en/

Beneficiary: Women

Agricultural productivity

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

The 1% increase in global GDP from closing the gender gap in agricultural productivity and wages would reduce food insecurity by 2%, benefiting 45 million people.

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The status of women in agrifood systems. (s.f.). Organización de las Naciones Unidas para al Alimentación y la Agricultura. https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/1b87f67b-57b2-4951 903f-b872f0ef021c

Endangered species

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

86% of endangered species, or 24,000 out of 28,000, are threatened by agriculture, which is the main driver of biodiversity loss.

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Benton, T., Bieg, C., Harwatt, H., Pudasaini, R., y Wellesley, L. (2021). Food System Impacts on Biodiversity Loss: Three levers for food system transformation in support of nature. Chatham House.

World energy

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

30% of the world's energy is used by food systems, which generate about 30% of greenhouse gas emissions, mainly due to the use of fossil fuels.

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Energy. (s.f.). Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. https://www.fao.org/energy/home/en