Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
A 60% increase in food production will be required from farmers and ranchers worldwide by 2050 (World Bank, 2020).
20% of wild relatives of food crops such as peanuts, beans, and potatoes could go extinct by 2050 (Jarvis et al., 2008).
In 31 million hectares, the area dedicated to agricultural production in LAC expanded (FAOSTAT, 2013).
14% of world agricultural and fisheries production corresponded to LAC between 2020 and 2022, while its share in total exports exceeded 17% (OECD and FAO, 2023).
80% of farmers in Colombia are family farmers (CNIE, 2016).
Roughly 79% of the food consumed in Colombia is produced by family farming (CNIA, 2016).
56% more food will need to be produced by the agricultural sector by 2050 compared to 2010 in order to feed a growing world population (FAO, 2023).
12% of agricultural production in Latin America and the Caribbean is lost or wasted, while globally this figure is somewhat lower, at around 10% (Díaz-Bonilla, 2024).
1.2-1.3% was the average growth of the total volume of agricultural and food production per capita in South America between 1961 and 2020 (Díaz-Bonilla, 2024).
More than 200,000 dead cattle were recorded in Venezuela as a result of drought due to a shortage of grass in 2014 (IDB, 2024).
