Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
80% of farmers lack access to finance, technology and markets, leaving them marginalized from the sector (World Bank, 2024).
4% of global climate finance goes to agriculture, despite its vulnerability and contribution to emissions (World Bank, 2024).
90% can reduce the cost of financial services for farmers through digitization, which also improves productivity and access to credit (World Bank, 2024).
9 billion dollars per year will be allocated by the World Bank to agribusiness and agrifinance by 2030, doubling its current commitment (World Bank, 2024).
50 years of intensive extraction activities have caused the destruction of the Acono River in Trinidad, affecting native aquatic life and local agricultural production (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).
50% of methane comes from the agricultural sector, and 85% of it is generated by livestock (National Government of the Republic of Panama, n.d.).
40.2% is the share of agrifood employment (including trade and transportation) in total employment in the Americas (FAO, 2024).
258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022, in the 10 countries most affected by fragile and crisis contexts (OECD, 2022).
The food system has become more “global”, as exports from developing countries and emerging economies made up more than one-third of global agri-food exports by 2018 with around a third of global agricultural and food exports traded within global value chains
