Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Up to 14% of food is lost between post-harvest and retail phases worldwide (FAO, 2019).
A 1% increase in participation in global value chains is linked to an increase in per capita income of more than 1% in the long run.
Between 4% and 19% of GDP could represent losses in the agricultural sector in Honduras due to weather events up to the year 2100 (Inter-American Development Bank, 2018).
Between -11% and -14% could reduce maize, bean and rice yields by 2030, and between -19% and -24% by 2050 due to climate change, impacting food security and the rural poor (IDB, 2018).
$2.40 additional in the food industries is generated for every dollar of value generated in agriculture in Mexico (World Bank, 2017).
6.9% of the population would remain destitute if there is a loss of 5.6% of agricultural product in LAC (ECLAC & EU, 2017).
16% of MSMEs in the agri-food sector in Mexico reported having access to financing (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
70% of MSMEs in the agri-food sector in Mexico used internal resources to finance investments (de Olloqui & Fernández Díez, 2017).
100% of the international initiatives considered for the development of green production indicators include the Sustainable Development Goals, indicators from OECD, UNEP, ILAC, ILO, and UNIDO (Cervera-Ferri & Ureña, 2017).
20 million people in farm households in developing countries are growing and consuming biofortified crops according to HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
