Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
A 1% increase in deforestation increases malaria cases by 0.4% to 0.5% in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and by 0.09% in Brazil.
34% of the fisheries sector is in crisis due to overexploitation, exacerbated by open access regimes and subsidies.
3 billion people depend on the oceans for food, obtaining almost 20% of their animal protein intake from fisheries.
78% of the world's poor depend on agriculture, the largest user of land globally, which employs one billion people.
1 in 5 deaths worldwide is caused by poor air quality.
More than USD 635 billion a year is spent on subsidies in the global agricultural sector, while in the fisheries sector it exceeds USD 35 billion a year.
More than USD 7 trillion annually, equivalent to 8% of the world economy, is associated with implicit subsidies to agriculture, fisheries and fossil fuels.
USD 1.25 trillion per year represents fossil fuel subsidies and public spending on agriculture and fisheries.
14% of forest loss each year is associated with subsidies for products such as soybeans, palm oil and beef due to the advance of the agricultural frontier.
400 million a year is invested by Latin American agriculture in botanical and biological solutions against fungi that affect crops.
