Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
More than 50% of food production comes from small farmers in LAC (Rabobank, 2015).
589.3 million pesos was reported by Mexico as Global Measure of Aid in 2007, representing a low level of utilization of its agricultural sector support capacity (CEDRSSA, 2015, p. 6).
4% maintained Mexico in distorting aid between 2001 and 2007, below Canada (6.1%), but higher than United States (3.1%), European Union (2.9%) and Brazil (1.8%) (CEDRSSA, 2015, p. 17).
