Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
The 228% increase in the volume of cotton exported, followed by a 54% increase in coffee and a 29% increase in beef and crude oil, were the largest increases in Brazil's exports (ECLAC, 2024).
71 farms in southern Bahia, totaling more than 3,700 hectares, began their organic certification process through the Biodynamic Institute in 2006 (Sanchez et al., 2021).
The 32 million head of chicken and 8.2 million head of cattle represent the main livestock productions in Bahia according to the 2017 Agricultural Census (Sanchez et al., 2021).
The 15 organic quality control organizations in Bahia are divided into 12 SCOs and 3 OPACs, representing more than 50% of CNPO registrations between 2018-2020 (Sanchez et al., 2021).
60 percent of the 220 organic registrations in 2014 in Bahia corresponded to cocoa production in the identity territories of Costa Sul, Baixo Sul and Costa do Descobrimento (Sanchez et al., 2021).
The 454 new organic producer registrations were made in Bahia between 2014 and 2020 (Sanchez et al., 2021).
100% of agricultural establishments in Bahia total 762,848 units covering 28 million hectares according to the 2017 Agricultural Census (Sanchez et al., 2021).
365% was the annual average of new registrations of pesticide products in Brazil between 2016 and 2020, compared to 121 annual registrations between 2010 and 2015 (Sanchez et al., 2021).
68% of the total organic production registrations in Bahia corresponded to producers certified by participatory guarantee systems and social control organizations in 2018 and 2019 (Sanchez et al., 2021).
67% of the total agricultural area of Bahia corresponds to non-family agriculture, occupying 19 million hectares with only 169,000 farms (Sanchez et al., 2021).
