Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
108,000 active cooperatives were registered in LAC in 2019, of which 29,000 (26.6%) belong to the agricultural sector, with 6.6 million members.
77% of the world's soybeans are used to feed poultry and livestock destined for meat and dairy production (Food Alliance, 2021).
Only 7% of soy is used directly for human food products such as tofu, soy milk, beans, edamame and tempeh (Alianza alimentaria, 2021).
69% of world soybean production comes from the United States and Brazil (Food Alliance, 2021).
43% represented the average annual growth of new organic producers registered in Bahia between 2015 and 2017 (Sanchez et al., 2021).
4% was the average annual growth of new organic producers registered in Bahia during 2018-2020 (Sanchez et al., 2021).
Brazil accounts for 0.4% of the world's organic production area, totaling 1,136,857 hectares (Sanchez et al., 2021).
33% of the total agricultural area of Bahia corresponds to family farming, representing 593,000 farms on 9 million hectares (Sanchez et al., 2021).
67% of the total agricultural area of Bahia corresponds to non-family agriculture, occupying 19 million hectares with only 169,000 farms (Sanchez et al., 2021).
365% was the annual average of new registrations of pesticide products in Brazil between 2016 and 2020, compared to 121 annual registrations between 2010 and 2015 (Sanchez et al., 2021).
