Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
0.28% (156 kha) is the land cover in Mexico occupied by agricultural land and 17% of the land cover corresponds to grasslands (9.68 Mha) (GFW, 2024).
3479 kha is the total loss of tree cover in Mexico as a direct result of agriculture in 20 years (GFW, 2024).
8.5% was the decrease in the total area of primary forest in Mexico between 2002 and 2023 (GFW, 2024).
30% of Colombian farmers are women (CNIA, 2016).
56% more food will need to be produced by the agricultural sector by 2050 compared to 2010 in order to feed a growing world population (FAO, 2023).
From US$8.9 billion in 2007 to US$14 billion in 2021, Official Development Assistance (ODA) for agriculture and food security increased (Perera, O. et al, 2024).
At 3%, the total value of crops produced by women farmers is reduced each day of extreme high temperature compared to men (FAO, 2024).
1.7% of climate finance tracked in 2017/18 reached smallholders (FAO, 2024).
96.4 million hectares were under organic agricultural management worldwide in 2022 (FIBL, 2024).
Two-thirds of organic agricultural land is made up of grassland areas (FIBL, 2024).
