Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
178 million hectares of forests have been lost since 1990 due to deforestation, mainly driven by extensive agriculture, affecting biodiversity (UNEP and FAO, 2020).
17% of food production is wasted during the retail and consumption stages: 11% in households, 5% in food services, and 2% in retail (PNUMA, 2021)
30-50% of nitrogen and 15% of phosphorus are lost in crops, while only 50-60% of applied potassium is used, affecting soil fertility (FAO, 2022).
77% of the NDCs include mitigation and adaptation measures related to agriculture and land use (FAO, 2022c)
60,000 deaths per year are caused by rabies, despite being 100% preventable (Sanchez et al., 2020 and Crozet et al., 2020).
2.5 to 8.3 million cases of neurocysticercosis occur annually, causing an impact of 2.8 million DALYs according to WHO (FAO, 2023).
0.25 to 9 DALYs per 1000 population reflects the impact of neurocysticercosis (FAO, 2023).
Between 4.4% and 9.8% is the average increase in food tariffs if tariff barriers are not taken into account (IICA, 2023).
29% of the biocontrol market, equivalent to $14.4 billion, will be in Latin America by 2023.
11.3% was food inflation in January 2023 and in June it had dropped to 6.1% in Latin America (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
