Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
25% of Honduras' territory, more than 3 million hectares, is used by the cattle sector (Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería de Honduras, 2023).
18% of the world's dietary energy and 34% of protein and vitamin intake come from livestock production (FAO, 2022).
88% of the emissions that come from the livestock sector are due to enteric fermentation in the digestive tract of ruminant animals (cattle, sheep and goats), released through belching, the rest comes from manure. (CGIAR, 2023).
27% (395) of the cooperatives in Peru are linked to agriculture and livestock farming.
More than a third of countries have included livestock-related mitigation interventions in their climate commitments (FAO, 2023).
The 10% of all the birds in the world are found in Colombia (Echeverri, A., et, al., 2023)
450,000 heads of cattle, goats, sheep and camelids occupy 6,800 agricultural holdings in Catamarca (CEPAL et al., 2023).
Investments were directed towards water points, fodder, fencing, machinery and general infrastructure.
The 900 g/day represents the average live weight gain in heifers fed cowpea hay, being 90 g/day higher than those with pangola grass hay (Corea et al., 2020).
The 166 kg represents the average initial live weight of 6.5-month-old Holstein heifers under tropical conditions in El Salvador (Corea et al., 2020).
