Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
40% of losses in the global food supply are caused by pests, pathogens and weeds (FAO, n.d.).
More than 2 000 professionals from 31 countries in the Americas have been trained by IICA since 2017 in vector-borne disease surveillance (ECLAC, FAO and 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)
USD 95 billion in annual losses are linked to 420 000 premature deaths from foodborne diseases in low- and middle-income countries (Jaffee et al., 2019).
0.25 to 9 DALYs per 1000 population reflects the impact of neurocysticercosis (FAO, 2023).
