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Higher debt costs after Hormuz disruptions

10/03/2026 Go to Evidence

Rising borrowing costs are increasing the potential economic burden of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Following the military escalation, sovereign bond yields rose by between 0.24 and 0.64 percentage points, reaching as high as 7.1%.

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), (2026, 10 de marzo). Las interrupciones del transporte marítimo en Ormuz aumentan los riesgos para la energía, los fertilizantes y las economías vulnerables.

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Tanker freight and marine fuel rise in Hormuz

10/03/2026 Go to Evidence

Freight rates for oil tankers rose (BDTI +54% and BCTI +72%), while marine fuel prices increased by up to +99% for low-sulfur fuel and +100% for high-sulfur fuel, driving up transportation costs in global supply chains.

UNCTAD (2026). Las interrupciones del transporte marítimo en Ormuz aumentan los riesgos para la energía, los fertilizantes y las economías vulnerables.

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Guyana's Agricultural Growth Surge

27/08/2025 Go to Evidence

The agricultural sector is undergoing a profound transformation: in 2025, the country achieved a production of over 700,000 tons of rice for the first time.( Ali, M. I., y Mustapha, Z. , 2025)

Ali, M. I., y Mustapha, Z. (2025). Guyana: una nueva frontera agrícola en las Américas. Infobae.

https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2025/08/27/guyana-una-nueva-frontera-agricola-en-las-americas/

GHG emissions

06/11/2024 Go to Evidence

349 MtCO2eq is the net emissions limit to which Argentina has committed itself by 2030, representing a 19% decrease compared to the peak reached in 2007 (OECD, 2024).

OECD (2024), Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2024: Innovation for Sustainable Productivity Growth, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/74da57ed-en

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.

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD

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

Global GHG emissions

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

30.24% of global GHG emissions and 84% of developing countries were represented by the 106 countries that submitted enhanced NDCs to the UNFCCC in November 2022.

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD

UNDP’s Climate Promise

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).

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD

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

Agri-food exports from Spain

13/08/2024 Go to Evidence

70,000 million euros per year exceeded Spanish agri-food and fisheries exports for the first time (MAPA, 2024).

Las exportaciones agroalimentarias y pesqueras españolas han superado por primera vez los 70,000 millones de euros anuales. (MAPA, 2024).

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación de España