Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
888 Tg of carbon is the sequestration potential in the Americas, equivalent to between 529 and 1,247 Tg of carbon at a depth of 0 to 0.60 m for 20 years (IICA, 2021).
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).
20.2% of domestic agrifood exports in 2022 came from Central America, while 57.8% of imports came from the South (IICA/TDM, 2023).
With a 22% share, the U.S. topped the region's agri-food export destinations in 2022 (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
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).
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).
5 countries in the Americas are home to the largest number of endangered or threatened species of fauna (FAO, 2022).
7 of 20 countries in the Americas are home to the most globally threatened plant varieties (FAO, 2022).
30.9 million correspond to the rural youth of 160 million young people, aged 15-29 (Guiskin, 2019)
58 million women live together in rural areas on the continent (Guiskin, 2019).
