Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Approximately 14% of the economic value of the food produced is lost from post-harvest to retail globally (FAO, 2019).
1 % annual yield increases in key crops such as maize, rice and wheat are insufficient to double food production by 2050 (FAO, 2022).
USD 60 million has been allocated to ten projects between Brazil and FAO to reduce poverty through South-South Cooperation (FAO and ABC/MRE, 2022).
0.9% was the average growth in 2014-2023, less than half of the 2.0% recorded in the “lost decade” of 1980-1989 (ECLAC, 2022).
1.2% is the anticipated growth rate for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, signaling a deepening economic slowdown in the region (CEPAL)
125.1 was the FAO food price index, 15.5 points above the 2010-2019 average but below the 2021 level (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
Less than 3% of wheat imports in LAC come from Ukraine and Russia, and even less in the case of other grains (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
8.4% was the inflationary peak in June 2022, falling to 4.2% in June 2023 in 18 countries (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
40% is the projected increase in energy goods since 2021, while food will rise by 11% in 2023 (ECLAC, 2022).
11.3% was food inflation in January 2023 and in June it had dropped to 6.1% in Latin America (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
