Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
19% and 9% of agricultural employment was contributed to male and female employment respectively between 2008-2011 (World Bank, 2013).
5% of LAC GDP in 2012 Attributed to Agriculture (IDB, 2014).
One third of the water required for animal production in the world is allocated to the cattle sector (Mekonnen. et al. 2010).
1 m³ of soil can store up to 600 liters of water (FAO, 2022).
About 95% of the food we consume comes from the soil (FAO, 2022).
Up to 17% of total global food production is wasted at the retail, food service and consumer stages (UNEP, 2021).
Up to 14% of food is lost between post-harvest and retail phases worldwide (FAO, 2019).
600 million cases of foodborne illness occur annually worldwide, causing 400,000 deaths (WHO, 2015).
26.7% of Brazil's GDP accounted for agribusiness in 2020, while agricultural production alone reached 7% (Cruz et al., 2022).
28 % of agricultural land in low-income countries, 40 % in lower-middle, 85 % in upper-middle and 99 % in high-income countries are farms larger than 5 ha (Lowder et al., 2021).
