Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Transitions to silvopastoral systems increase resilience, productive stability and ecosystem services in degraded soils, but reduce biodiversity by replacing native ecosystems (Picasso and Pizarro, 2024).
31% represents the increase experienced by flows destined for environmental protection during the decade between 2011 and 2021 in LAC (ECLAC. et al, 2024).
43.2 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean do not have sufficient access to food, in a context worsened by climate impacts associated with the El Niño phenomenon. (WFP, 2024)
1.7 to 2.7 million people in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua may require food assistance by March 2024 due to the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon in the Central American Dry Corridor (WFP, 2024).
360,000 hectares in Guatemala’s Dry Corridor were affected by the lack of rainfall associated with the El Niño phenomenon, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAGA) (WFP, 2024).
25% to 75% crop losses were recorded in areas with Action Against Hunger projects in Guatemala during 2023, due to drought conditions associated with the El Niño phenomenon. Agricultural losses exceeded 75% in some affected areas.
2.4 million people in Honduras faced crisis or more severe levels of food insecurity between June and August 2023 due to below-average rainfall associated with the El Niño phenomenon (WFP, 2024).
22% would be the reduction in per capita income in South Asia and Africa due to climate impacts, being the most affected regions (Kotz, et. al., 2024)
$6 trillion dollars (2005 prices) is the difference in cost between climate damages and mitigation costs in 2050 (Kotz, et. al., 2024).
More than 50% increased the number of climate events in Latin American and Caribbean countries in recent decades, with an average of 0.30 events between 2001-2019 (IDB, 2024).
