Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
28% must increase agricultural productivity in LAC in the next decade to balance sustainability, affordable prices and fairness for producers (OECD and FAO, 2022).
More than 450 ventures in LAC were agtechs during 2019. (Vitón et al. 2019)
9% to 57% between 2000 and 2020 has increased extreme weather events (FAO et al., 2021).
30.9 million correspond to the rural youth of 160 million young people, aged 15-29 (Guiskin, 2019)
58 million women live together in rural areas on the continent (Guiskin, 2019).
20% of the region's population, about 120 million people, live in rural areas (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)
33% to 90% of diarrheal syndrome cases, which cause 1.4 million child deaths annually, are associated with foodborne illness (McDermott and Grace, 2011).
5% of the global burden of disease is related to foodborne diseases (McDermott and Grace, 2011).
20% of the world's pig population was slaughtered due to African Swine Fever in China (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)
45.9% of people in Latin America live in inequality, making the region the most unequal in the world (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)
