Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
In montane forests in Bolivia, the installation of bird perches and bat shelters increased seed rain and seedling density by up to 3-5 times compared to degraded areas dominated by ferns.
43.2 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean do not have sufficient access to food, in a context worsened by climate impacts associated with the El Niño phenomenon. (WFP, 2024)
1.7 to 2.7 million people in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua may require food assistance by March 2024 due to the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon in the Central American Dry Corridor (WFP, 2024).
Gestation length of Holstein cows in El Salvador: Average: 274.7 days (Castro-Montoya, 2023)
Birth weight of Holstein cows in El Salvador: Average birth weight: 34.45 kg (Castro-Montoya, 2023)
Peak lactation in dairy cows in El Salvador. Holstein: 27.4 kg/day 63 Brown Swiss: 24.0 kg/day 64 Jersey: 21.3 kg/day 58.6 kg (Castro-Montoya, 2023)
The combined strategy of using surveys and satellite images allows for measuring mechanisms (adoption, credit) and returns, offering consistent evidence.
Smart subsidies should be framed within longer-term strategies for systematic and sustainable production improvements, beyond one-off inputs.
Retained placenta was observed in 304 cases out of 2685 available records, IUI were observed in 1397 cases out of 3320 records, and mastitis occurrence before the median frst service was observed in 511 cows out of 3290 records (Castro-Montoya et al., 2022)
