Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
4.7% and 4.5% represent average field-level losses in corn farms (8.8 bushels per acre) and soybean farms (2.3 bushels per acre) respectively according to WWF research (WWF, 2020).
234 Tg CO2e yr-1 represents soil capture capacity with high adoption rates in U.S. agriculture, increasing 1.47 Mg CO2e ha-1 yr-1 over existing practices (Matlock et al., 2024).
3.9% of the 5.5 Gt CO2-eq greenhouse gas emissions from the United States come from animal agriculture (USEPA, 2024).
39 out of 141 municipalities in Mato Grosso (Brazil) maintained livestock activity during the study period (Garrett et al., 2018).
106 of 141 municipalities in Mato Grosso had some degree of double cropping at the end of the study period in 2013 (Garrett et al., 2018).
4 units of feed are required to produce one unit of pig in confined systems, while 2 units are needed for one unit of chicken (Garrett et al., 2018).
79-85% was the reported accuracy for land use and cover maps in Mato Grosso, with a Kappa index of 0.71-0.78 using cross-validation (Garrett et al., 2018).
93% of the total area of double cropping in Mato Grosso corresponded to the soybean-corn system during the study period (Garrett et al., 2018).
94% of the soybean area reported in federal statistics was captured in the state mapping of Mato Grosso during 2001-2013 (Garrett et al., 2018).
16% of cattle farmers in Mato Grosso supplemented their cattle with grain or rations according to the 2006 Agricultural Census (Garrett et al., 2018).
