Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
9% to 57% between 2000 and 2020 has increased extreme weather events (FAO et al., 2021).
6% will increase direct GHG emissions from agriculture in the next decade, a growth slower than that of production thanks to productivity improvements (OECD and FAO, 2022).
More than 11,000 small cotton producers in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Paraguay and Peru have benefited from the +Cotton project (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
17% of food production is wasted during the retail and consumption stages: 11% in households, 5% in food services, and 2% in retail (PNUMA, 2021)
178 million hectares of forests have been lost since 1990 due to deforestation, mainly driven by extensive agriculture, affecting biodiversity (UNEP and FAO, 2020).
30-50% of nitrogen and 15% of phosphorus are lost in crops, while only 50-60% of applied potassium is used, affecting soil fertility (FAO, 2022).
77% of the NDCs include mitigation and adaptation measures related to agriculture and land use (FAO, 2022c)
60,000 deaths per year are caused by rabies, despite being 100% preventable (Sanchez et al., 2020 and Crozet et al., 2020).
2.5 to 8.3 million cases of neurocysticercosis occur annually, causing an impact of 2.8 million DALYs according to WHO (FAO, 2023).
0.25 to 9 DALYs per 1000 population reflects the impact of neurocysticercosis (FAO, 2023).
