Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
20,600 agricultural researchers were hired in LAC in 2012/2013 (IDB and IFPRI, 2016).
40% of agricultural researchers in LAC are over 50 or 60 years old (IDB and IFPRI, 2016).
36% of the global percentage in LAC of agricultural researchers corresponded to women in 2013 (IDB and IFPRI, 2016).
In 10 out of 11 countries in LAC, the percentage of female agricultural researchers increased from 2006 to 2012/2013 (IDB and IFPRI, 2016)
6 (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela) of the 17 most megadiverse countries in the world are in LAC.
300 billion dollars annually is the cost of land degradation (Nkonya. et al. 2016).
600 million cases, 420,000 deaths in 2010 and 31 million DALYs resulted from 31 global food hazards causing 32 diseases.
600 million cases of foodborne illness occur annually worldwide, causing 400,000 deaths (WHO, 2015).
10% of the world's population is affected by contaminated food (WHO, 2015).
One-third of the world's largest aquifers are being depleted (Richey et al., 2015).
