Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
19.1% was the fall in the FAO cereal price index in July 2022. (FAO, 2023)
32,900 metric tons were mobilized under the Black Sea agreement (August 2022 - July 2023), mainly maize (51%), wheat (27%) and sunflower (11%) (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
Between 25% and 30% of total global GHG emissions are the responsibility of agri-food systems (IPCC, 2019).
81.4% of farms in LAC and 1 out of every 4 hectares belong to family farming, which totals more than 16 million farms (FAO, 2022).
63 million people benefit from family farming, which contributes between 27% and 67% of food production (FAO, 2022).
More than 338 million tons of CO2 emissions are emitted by agricultural land in LAC, which represents approximately 33% of global agricultural land emissions (FAO, 2020).
29% of the biocontrol market, equivalent to $14.4 billion, will be in Latin America by 2023.
43% of the Latin American biocontrol market was accounted for by Brazil in 2021, projected to increase to 59% by the end of the decade.
11.3% was food inflation in January 2023 and in June it had dropped to 6.1% in Latin America (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
40% is the projected increase in energy goods since 2021, while food will rise by 11% in 2023 (ECLAC, 2022).
