Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
From 15.5% in 2006 to 10.4% in 2017 technical assistance to rural producers in Northern Brazil fell (Barreto et al., 2024).
583 thousand hectares of pasture, or about 2% of the pastures in this area of the Amazon, were embargoed by IBAMA for illegal deforestation until 2021 (Barreto et al., 2024).
4.3 million hectares of pasture in agrarian reform settlements in 2020, up to 60 km from the frigoríficos in the Amazon, of which 58% were degraded (Barreto et al., 2024).
Only 23% of livestock workers in the Amazon were formalized compared to an average of 41% of all workers in the region (Barreto et al., 2024).
There are 138,628 agricultural holdings in Chile (INE, 2021).
76.8% of agricultural farms in Brazil are family agricultural units, which is equivalent to 3,897,408 of a total of 5,073,324 farms (IBGE, 2017).
88.9% of the 291,497 farms in Paraguay are family units, equivalent to 259,188 (MAG, 2022).
In 2023, dollar shortages worsened in Argentina due to drought, increasing inflation and food prices (World Bank, 2024).
3.7% annual growth in agrifood productivity in Argentina since 1973, thanks to new technologies (World Bank, 2024).
24% of greenhouse gas emissions in Argentina come from the livestock sector, highlighting its key role in mitigating climate change (World Bank, 2024).
