Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
74,000 acres of agricultural land and more than 20,000 farmers were affected by severe flooding in Guyana in May 2021 (Shynkarenko, 2023).
39% of the population of Georgetown, Guyana, was affected by the January 2005 floods, with damages of US$500 million, including US$52.6 million in the agricultural sector (Shynkarenko, 2023).
22,812 hectares insured in 2001 increased to 100,372 hectares in 2017 in Uruguay (FAO, 2018).
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).
