Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
5% of their income is lost by poor households per year due to heat stress and 4.4% due to flooding (FAO, 2024).
At 3%, the total value of crops produced by women farmers is reduced each day of extreme high temperature compared to men (FAO, 2024).
Between 3.3 and 3.6 billion people live in contexts that are highly vulnerable to climate change (IPCC, 2023).
9.8% was the prevalence of hunger worldwide in 2021 (FAO, et al., 2023).
Total annual emissions: 2,449,672 t CO2-Eq Breakdown: 175,297 t CO2-Eq nitrous oxide (fertilizers) 790,465 t CO2-Eq manure management (608,871 t CO2-Eq methane and 181,594 t CO2-Eq nitrous oxide) 1,483,910 t CO2-Eq enteric fermentation) (IICA, 2024)
In El Salvador, for dairy farming: 21.8 L/d In dual purpose large extensions: 5.7 L/d In dual purpose medium extensions: 7.9 L/d In dual purpose small extensions: 5.6 L/d In dual purpose subsistence - high density: 5.6 L/d In dual purpose subsistence - low density: 6.0 L/d In beef cattle farming: not applicable (IICA, 2024)
Proportion of women producers by production system: Dairy: 5% Beef cattle: 35% Dual-purpose cattle -Large areas: 6% -Medium areas: 12% -Small areas: 17% -Subsistence - high density: 23% -Subsistence - low density: 19% (IICA, 2024)
40% of the value of global agricultural production is represented by livestock (FAO, 2023).
23% of beef and buffalo meat, as well as 21.4% of poultry meat worldwide, is produced in Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO, 2023).
14% will increase crop and livestock production in Latin America and the Caribbean in the next 10 years (FAO, 2023).
