Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
In two climate-vulnerable regions of Guatemala, 95 % of farmers perceive climate change; 81 % report production impacts, but only 41 % have adapted—mainly via tree planting (Viguera et al., 2019).
