Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
The article reviews successful agroecological experiences in tropical livestock systems in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting cases in Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, and Guadeloupe. It analyzes how integrated practices—such as adapted genetic management, nutrition with local resources, hormone-free reproductive management, and natural parasite control—improve sustainability, resilie...
10% of the LAC population will be rural by the end of the century, but these areas will continue to be key for natural resources and growth.
31% of the 35 million cubic kilometers of fresh water on the planet are found in Latin America and the Caribbean.
20% of global beef and poultry production is currently generated by Latin America and the Caribbean (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
6% of GDP represents the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, ranking below other regions such as Asia (10%) and Africa (14%) (Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
5.5% was the growth of the agricultural sector compared to 2.5% of the economy's growth in 2013 as a result of the commodity production boom (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
3.2% was the average annual growth of gross value added of output in LAC between 2006 and 2011, with 2.2% explained by productivity growth (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
50% is the approximate agricultural productivity gap between Latin America and the Caribbean and the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
11.9% in 1991 to 4.2% in 2012 was the drop in the share of credit to the agricultural sector within the total portfolio in LAC (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
48% represents the incidence of poverty in rural areas of LAC (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
