Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
400 million Trinidadian dollars have been spent to date from the Green Fund on conservation and reforestation projects that benefit the agricultural sector (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).
3 ecosystems at risk from agricultural pollution in Trinidad and Tobago: coral reefs, beaches and mangroves of Caroni and Nariva (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).
40.2% is the share of agrifood employment (including trade and transportation) in total employment in the Americas (FAO, 2024).
20% drop in avocado production in Jalisco due to drought, affecting Mexico's second largest producer (El Economista, 2024).
3.4 million quintals of beans reached Honduras in record production, 500 thousand more than in 2022 (SAG, 2024).
Mexico reached 32.1 million hectares for agricultural use (INEGI, 2022).
Half of the world's population lives in households dependent on agrifood systems (FAO, 2023).
Peru's Andean livestock system is highly heterogeneous structurally, with a predominance of small producers, low productivity and limited access to technical services, which requires differentiated policies by type of producer (Quispe et al., 2022).
~75% of freshwater use in LAC is by agriculture.
Agriculture contributes 8% of GDP and 64% of exports (2016) in Argentina.
