Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
14% will increase crop and livestock production in Latin America and the Caribbean in the next 10 years (FAO, 2023).
23% of beef and buffalo meat, as well as 21.4% of poultry meat worldwide, is produced in Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO, 2023).
40% of the value of global agricultural production is represented by livestock (FAO, 2023).
52% of social assistance spending during the period 2014-2018 in Latin America and the Caribbean consisted of money transfers (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
25,000 million dollars was the average public spending on agriculture, forestry, and fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean during the period 2015-2019 (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
11 percentage points is the difference between the informal employment rate in the rural sector among people aged 15 to 24 and those over 25 (ILO, 2021).
More than 2 000 professionals from 31 countries in the Americas have been trained by IICA since 2017 in vector-borne disease surveillance (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
In 40 countries, Rizobacter produces inoculants, seed therapeutants, adjuvants and fertilizers, which reach a wide range of growers globally (ISPA. 2023).
The 79% increase in crop yields is possible through strategies such as efficient water use, reduced pesticide use and improved soil health (FAO & GTIS, 2015).
9 times the use of inorganic nitrogen fertilizers has increased since 1961, while irrigation water consumption has doubled (IPCC, 2019).
