Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
81.4% of farms in LAC and 1 out of every 4 hectares belong to family farming, which totals more than 16 million farms (FAO, 2022).
Between 25% and 30% of total global GHG emissions are the responsibility of agri-food systems (IPCC, 2019).
29.5% represents the relationship between stocks and consumption of cereals in the world for the period 2022-2023 (FAO, 2023).
With a 60% probability, El Niño is expected to begin to show its effects in mid-2023, after three consecutive years of La Niña (AMIS, 2023).
8 LAC countries are home to the Amazon biomass, whose conservation requires collective action to have a global impact (IDB, 2023).
32,900 metric tons were mobilized under the Black Sea agreement (August 2022 - July 2023), mainly maize (51%), wheat (27%) and sunflower (11%) (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
19.1% was the fall in the FAO cereal price index in July 2022. (FAO, 2023)
25% was the growth in sectoral exports in 2022, which was higher than the total merchandise shipments of 15.3% (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
Between 4.4% and 9.8% is the average increase in food tariffs if tariff barriers are not taken into account (IICA, 2023).
0.25 to 9 DALYs per 1000 population reflects the impact of neurocysticercosis (FAO, 2023).
