Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
220,000 million USD per year are estimated losses generated by plant pathogens (FAO, 2018).
70% of disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean are linked to climate events (FAO, 2018).
11.9 billion dollars per year is allocated to climate finance for agriculture globally (Smith and Bass, 2024).
US$22 billion in losses suffered by the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean from natural disasters between 2005 and 2015 (FAO, 2018).
16 million dollars in agricultural damage caused by Hurricane Emily in 2005 in Grenada (Shynkarenko, 2023).
Hurricane Ivan in 2004 caused $44.6 million in damage to Grenada's agricultural sector (Shynkarenko, 2023).
23.1% is the prevalence of undernutrition in countries with limited capacity to access financing, compared to 10.4% in countries with moderate capacity and 6.9% in those with high capacity (FAO et al., 2024).
63% of low- and middle-income countries (119 in total) have limited or moderate capacity to access financing, while only 37% have high capacity (FAO et al., 2024).
USD 35 billion out of a total of USD 77 billion in ODA and OOF went to food consumption in 2021, while USD 27 billion was allocated to causes of food insecurity and USD 15 billion to health (FAO et al., 2024).
US$8 and US$37 were the average public expenditure on agriculture per rural inhabitant in low-income and lower middle-income countries, respectively, between 2010 and 2019 (FAO et al., 2024).
