Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
70% of disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean are linked to climate events (FAO, 2018).
220,000 million USD per year are estimated losses generated by plant pathogens (FAO, 2018).
22,812 hectares insured in 2001 increased to 100,372 hectares in 2017 in Uruguay (FAO, 2018).
48% and 50% are the high and very high degradation levels in the Caribbean and Mesoamerica regions in LAC, respectively.
$2.40 additional in the food industries is generated for every dollar of value generated in agriculture in Mexico (World Bank, 2017).
20% is the negative difference between the proportion of women with financial services in Colombia compared to men (Castro, 2017).
From 10% to 6% was the decrease in the GDP of the participation of the agricultural sector between 1980 and 2011 in Latin America (ECLAC & EU, 2017).
The agricultural participation in Brazil's GDP contracted from 11% to 6% between 1980 and 2011 (ECLAC & EU, 2017).
