Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
In Peru’s Upper Huallaga basin, 73 structured farmer interviews were integrated with local station and ERA-5 data. A temperature rise of +0.2 °C per decade matched farmers’ perceptions. Increased crop water deficit and surplus volumes suggest more intense sub-daily convective rainfall, helping explain perceived changes in precipitation and wind (Serrano et al., 2025).
6.4 % of total agri-food system emissions come from fertilizer production and use (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).
More than 3.1 billion people could not afford a healthy diet in 2023, according to the SOFI report.
28% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Argentina come from the agricultural sector (OECD, 2024).
The government of Colombia plans to formalize 3.9 million hectares with high priority for agricultural policy (Fedesarrollo, 2024).
2% of GDP and 1.6% of employment in Canada come from primary agriculture, which has a greater economic contribution in some regions of the country (OECD, 2024).
6.8% of Brazil's GDP in 2022 came from agriculture, up from 5.5% in 2000 (OECD, 2024).
0.7% of the value of agricultural production in Brazil is spent on R&D and extension services (OECD, 2024).
3.3% of gross farm income in Brazil corresponded to producer support in 2021-23, a decrease from 7.6% in 2000-02 (OECD, 2024).
8.7% of employment in Brazil in 2022 was related to agriculture, down from 15.4% in 2000 (OECD, 2024).
