Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
17% of the total area of the Amazon is affected by mining, contributing significantly to environmental degradation (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
9.4% of the total area of the Amazon (797,824 km2) is composed of oil blocks, representing another important source of pressure on the ecosystem (Lesenfants et al., 2024).
US$12 billion annually is the value of ecosystem services provided by pollinating insects to the Brazilian agricultural sector (Amazon Concertation, 2024).
USD 20 billion annually is generated by the ecosystem services of the Amazon, benefiting soybeans, livestock and energy (Amazon Concertation, 2024).
583 thousand hectares of pasture, or about 2% of the pastures in this area of the Amazon, were embargoed by IBAMA for illegal deforestation until 2021 (Barreto et al., 2024).
About 85% of rural producers in Pará never attended school or did not complete basic education (Barreto et al., 2024).
From 15.5% in 2006 to 10.4% in 2017 technical assistance to rural producers in Northern Brazil fell (Barreto et al., 2024).
Only 23% of livestock workers in the Amazon were formalized compared to an average of 41% of all workers in the region (Barreto et al., 2024).
2.3% of pastures in the Amazon were in protected areas in 2020 (Indigenous Lands and Conservation Units) incompatible with private occupation and pasture crops (Barreto et al., 2024).
15 million hectares of degraded pastures existed in 2020, in areas up to 60 km from the cold storage plants in the Amazon (Barreto et al., 2024).