Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
US$28.7 billion annually was the average United States investment in new projects in Latin America between 2003 and 2025, while Chinese investment reached US$46 billion in 2025.
70% of new United States investment in Latin America since 2003 was concentrated in Brazil, Mexico and Guyana; in 2025 Mexico received US$7.98 billion and Brazil US$6.49 billion.
65% more employment per US$1 billion invested is generated by United States companies compared with Chinese companies, and 22% more compared with European companies.
0.6 to 1.7 percentage points of GDP could be lost by Andean countries due to El Niño, impacting agriculture, hydroelectric energy, and logistics, with the agricultural sector absorbing up to 82% of drought damages (Castellanos, 2026).
50% of Latin America's energy comes from hydroelectric sources, making the region highly exposed to El Niño; droughts force reliance on costlier thermal plants, raising agricultural production costs (Castellanos, 2026).
The Caribbean and Mesoamerica have three times more arid lands compared to South America (CAF, 2025).
Two economies —Brazil and Mexico— face tensions in inflation expectations (OECD, 2024).
The study conducts a comprehensive review of the use of predictive models to strengthen food security in Latin America, with an emphasis on Colombia. It analyzes 65 studies published between 2014 and 2024 that apply algorithms such as Random Forests and Neural Networks to anticipate agricultural yields, manage climate risks, and optimize resources. The results show that agricultural, climatic, and...
Almost 70% of deforestation in Latin America between 2000 and 2010 was caused by commercial agriculture (Gutiérrez et al., 2019).
With 70% of the market, fertilizers dominate the agrochemical sector, leaving the remaining 30% for pesticides (Bullor et.al, 2023).
