Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
64% of LAC countries produce biostimulants or biofertilizers, while only 20% produce biopesticides (Bullor et.al, 2023).
With 70% of the market, fertilizers dominate the agrochemical sector, leaving the remaining 30% for pesticides (Bullor et.al, 2023).
8% of the total fertilizers produced globally is consumed by Brazil (Bullor et.al, 2023).
9 times the use of inorganic nitrogen fertilizers has increased since 1961, while irrigation water consumption has doubled (IPCC, 2019).
20% is Colombia's self-sufficiency rate in primary fertilizers (Corficolombiana, 2022).
50% less in the use of pesticides is the goal of the European Commission for 2030 (Corficolombiana, 2022).
78% of the analyzed VSS (7 out of 9) include required criteria to minimize the impact of agrochemicals, excluding ISCC and ProTerra (Larrea et al., 2021).
365% was the annual average of new registrations of pesticide products in Brazil between 2016 and 2020, compared to 121 annual registrations between 2010 and 2015 (Sanchez et al., 2021).
16% of cattle farmers in Mato Grosso supplemented their cattle with grain or rations according to the 2006 Agricultural Census (Garrett et al., 2018).
2.5 units of soybean meal and 2 units of corn meal are required for each unit of pork produced in Mato Grosso (Garrett et al.,2018).
