Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
15% of Brazil's territory occupies the Atlantic Forest, a critical biome with 35% of the country's plants and the most threatened (Da Silva R. F. F. B. et al., 2019).
5.7 million hectares of eucalyptus has Brazil for timber, energy and construction production (Da Silva R. F. F. B. et al., 2019).
50 % would increase total food demand by mid-century, and animal demand by almost 70 % (WRI, 2019).
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).
