Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
50 % would increase total food demand by mid-century, and animal demand by almost 70 % (WRI, 2019).
600 million hectares will grow cropland and pasture by 2050 if no action is taken (WRI, 2019).
585 million hectares will need to be reforested to limit warming to 1.5 °C (WRI, 2019).
88% is the projected increase in demand for ruminant meat between 2010 and 2050 (WRI, 2019).
More than 70% of the world's poor live in rural areas, where the majority depend on agriculture for their main livelihood (WRI, 2019).
43% is the estimated proportion of women in the agricultural workforce globally (WRI, 2019).
Less than 5 % of smallholder farmers participate in contract farming currently (WRI, 2019).
74% of the total Agtech startups in the Latin American region are in Argentina and Brazil (IDB, 2019).
249,663 explotaciones agrícolas hay en Argentina en total (INDEC, 2018).
3/4 of total greenhouse gas emissions come from the energy sector (Bouckaert, 2021).
