Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
More than 3.1 billion people, 42% of the world's population, could not afford a healthy diet in 2021, according to the SOFI 2023 report.
According to the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report 2023 (SOFI 2023) global hunger in 2022 affects 9.2 percent of the world population – between 691 and 783 million people – and a total of 2.4 billion people experience moderate or severe food insecurity.
According to The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2023, over a quarter of a billion people were acutely food-insecure and required urgent food assistance in 58 food-crisis countries/territories in 2022. This is the highest number in the seven-year history of the GRFC.
20% drop in avocado production in Jalisco due to drought, affecting Mexico's second largest producer (El Economista, 2024).
This study assessed crop diversity among 180 Peruvian farmers (2018–2022) using Shannon–Weiner and Margalef indices. Five crop types were identified; projections indicate growth in 15 families and decline in 9 by 2025 (Chavez et al., 2024).
3.4 million quintals of beans reached Honduras in record production, 500 thousand more than in 2022 (SAG, 2024).
Half of the world's population lives in households dependent on agrifood systems (FAO, 2023).
The study examines how agroecology supports food security and climate change mitigation in Peru. It highlights its role in strengthening family farming, conserving biodiversity, and reducing emissions (Glave & Escobedo, 2022).
Climate change threatens subsistence agriculture by reducing productivity and increasing food insecurity, especially in vulnerable rural communities, requiring differentiated policies and local adaptation strategies (Córdova, 2021).
750 million people represent the global population exposed to severe levels of food insecurity, with this statistic trending upwards (Duncan et al., 2022).
