Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Mexico reached 32.1 million hectares for agricultural use (INEGI, 2022).
Between 5% and 18% of the national GDP in LAC comes from the forestry and livestock sector (INDAP, 2023).
70% of the freshwater withdrawn in the world is used by agriculture, with an even greater use due to crop evapotranspiration (INDAP, 2023).
10.65% of GHG emissions in Chile come from the agricultural sector (INDAP, 2023).
56% will be the projected reduction of the soybean harvest in Argentina in 2022/23 due to the lack of rainfall (Rosario Stock Exchange, 2023).
66% probability that the global temperature will exceed 1.5°C (WMO, 2023).
More than 939 million women aged 15 or older experienced moderate to severe food insecurity in 2021, compared with 813 million men in the same age class.
70-80% of the world's food is produced by family farmers, pastoralists, fishers and aquaculturists, forest dwellers, food workers and their families (FAO, 2023).
USD 1 trillion would be added to global GDP and 45 million people would be lifted out of food insecurity if equality for women in agri-food systems were achieved (FAO, 2023).
80% of the world's remaining biodiversity is under the custody of indigenous peoples, who are intrinsically connected to the land and nature (FAO, 2023).
