Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
From 12 to 0 meters, the depth of groundwater in South America decreased due to the expansion of rain-fed agriculture.
60 % increased the use of pesticides between 1997 and 2017, and more than 30 % increased the use of fertilizers between 2007 and 2017 in Latin America and the Caribbean (OECD, 2023).
65% of the country's surface area is on hillsides, that is, with a slope greater than 15%, where most small producers cultivate (Martín Manzano, 2012).
78% of the analyzed VSS (7 out of 9) include required criteria to minimize the impact of agrochemicals, excluding ISCC and ProTerra (Larrea et al., 2021).
80,000 hectares will be managed with sustainable agricultural and silvopastoral practices in Belize (Belize, 2021).
13% of agricultural soils are degraded and 20% are recovering as a result of overexploitation and inadequate or absent use of cultivation technologies.
130,000 hectares of degraded land will have been restored by 2050 through agroforestry and silvopastoral systems, depending on the international support received (National Government of the Republic of Panama, 2020).
1,000,000 hectares of landscapes will be incorporated into restoration processes in Chile by 2030, with priority given to vulnerable areas (Sánchez Molina, 2020).
48% and 50% are the high and very high degradation levels in the Caribbean and Mesoamerica regions in LAC, respectively.
70-80% of the world's agricultural land suffers moderate to severe erosion (Jara-Rojas et al., 2013).
