Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
The study identifies contradictions and methodological gaps in research on the Coffee Cultural Landscape, and concludes that its heritage management faces unresolved tensions between institutional discourses and territorial realities (Cruz-Rincón, D. F. , 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).
4.9 million hectares of agricultural land in Guatemala, of which 3 million are crops and 1.16 million (39%) are basic grains, corn and beans (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, 2024).
35 % of the cultivated area in Latin America and the Caribbean is devoted to soybeans, followed by corn (22.7 %), sugar (7.5 %), wheat (6.2 %), beans (3.6 %), coffee (3 %), rice (2.6 %), other soybeans (2.1 %) and other crops (17 %) (FAO, 2023).
More than 60% of irrigated cropland in the world is severely affected by water stress (FAO, 2020).
24 million hectares is the extent of the area dedicated to irrigation in Mexico (IICA, 2023).
163 (localized) drought events were reported in Peru between 2000 and 2010 (Ayala, 2023).
6.26 million hectares, equivalent to 56% of the territory, was the forest cover of Honduras in 2021 (Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras, 2023).
3.73% of Honduras' land cover in 2021 corresponded to agroforestry systems in coffee and fruit plantations, with 419,902 hectares (Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras, 2023).
25% of Honduras' territory, more than 3 million hectares, is used by the cattle sector (Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras, 2023).
