Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
8% reduction in corn yields in Central America in 2030 due to climate change, compared to the 2001-2009 period, according to the IPCC extreme scenario (Rodriguez, 2023).
1.0% was the annual rate of decline in Total Factor Productivity (TFP) between 2011 and 2021, compared to 1.6% per year between 2001 and 2010 (GAP, 2023).
48% of Salvadoran imports are subject to at least one non-tariff measure, compared to only 16% of Honduran imports (Kelleher & Reyes, 2014).
11.6% and 68.4% is the effect of SPS measures in Guatemala on commodities, and their simplification could reduce extreme urban poverty (Kelleher & Reyes, 2014).
9 million people in Central America were affected by hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020, which caused more than 400 deaths and $1.4 billion in damage in a few days (OCHA, 2023).
28% of the population in Central America, equivalent to 11.4 million people, faced food insecurity in 2023.
The study presents a review of the use of remote sensors in agriculture, with an emphasis on their applications for banana cultivation (Musa AAA) in Costa Rica and other tropical regions. It evaluates three main areas: the delimitation of cultivated areas, the estimation of productivity, and the diagnosis of diseases. It analyzes the advantages of using satellite imagery, synthetic aperture radar ...
48% and 50% are the high and very high degradation levels in the Caribbean and Mesoamerica regions in LAC, respectively.
0.79 is the GINI coefficient for land in LAC, 0.85 for South America, and 0.75 for Central America (Oxfam, 2016).
