Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
More than 1 million people of the rural agricultural population live in the Central American Dry Corridor, classified as tropical dry forest (World Bank, 2024).
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).
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).
35% of grasslands are at risk of degradation, with another 26-27% showing significant risk (UNCCD, 2024).
12% of Mexico's territory experiences severe or extreme soil degradation (UNCCD, 2024).
25% of Mexico's national territory is covered by grasslands and shrublands in arid and semi-arid zones (UNCCD, 2024).
730,000 hectares of rangeland were converted to cropland in the U.S. Great Plains in 2020 (UNCCD, 2024).
133 billion dollars could be the climate costs in Brazil's drylands by 2050, while losses in agricultural productivity would reach 105 billion dollars (UNCCD, 2024).
