Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
6% of the Dominican Republic's GDP comes from agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing (Government of the Dominican Republic, 2021).
The FAO Food Price Index rose by 39.7% in May 2021 compared to the same period last year.
More than 7% contracted regional GDP in 2020, marking the largest economic decline in 120 years in LAC.
In 54 countries monitored by the OECD, only 17% of the public agricultural budget is allocated to investment in agricultural innovation systems, biosafety and infrastructure, despite their high economic and social returns.
The 900 g/day represents the average live weight gain in heifers fed cowpea hay, being 90 g/day higher than those with pangola grass hay (Corea et al., 2020).
USD 27.3-48.6 billion in investments until 2050 represents the Carbon Neutrality goal for Chile (Sánchez Molina, 2020).
0.59% of GDP is the estimated economic loss in Colombia associated with the 2015-2016 El Niño episode; economic growth is reduced by approximately 0.6 percentage points.
0.4 percentage points is the estimated widening of Costa Rica's negative output gap relative to potential GDP associated with El Niño; year-on-year inflation increases by about 8.1 percentage points.
60% is the required increase in global food production by 2050, when the population will reach 9.7 billion (UNDESA, 2019).
Between 4% and 19% of GDP could represent losses in the agricultural sector in Honduras due to weather events up to the year 2100 (Inter-American Development Bank, 2018).
