Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
More than 2 000 professionals from 31 countries in the Americas have been trained by IICA since 2017 in vector-borne disease surveillance (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
With a 22% share, the U.S. topped the region's agri-food export destinations in 2022 (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
20.2% of domestic agrifood exports in 2022 came from Central America, while 57.8% of imports came from the South (IICA/TDM, 2023).
2% of agricultural GDP should be the minimum allocated to spending on science, technology, and innovation (STI) in the Americas. (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
7 of 20 countries in the Americas are home to the most globally threatened plant varieties (FAO, 2022).
5 countries in the Americas are home to the largest number of endangered or threatened species of fauna (FAO, 2022).
In 40 years, one third of arable land was lost due to unsustainable agricultural practices and excessive use of chemicals (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
58 million women live together in rural areas on the continent (Guiskin, 2019).
30.9 million correspond to the rural youth of 160 million young people, aged 15-29 (Guiskin, 2019)
25% or more rice prices increased in the last seven months, with significant increases in several countries (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
