Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
4.9 million vessels had the world fishing fleet in 2022, reducing from 5.3 million in 2019 (FAO, 2024).
70 million tons were contributed by inland waters in 2022, 84% by aquaculture and 16% by capture fisheries (FAO, 2024).
115 million tons came from marine areas in 2022, 69 % from capture fisheries and 31 % from aquaculture (FAO, 2024).
94 million tons were produced by aquaculture in 2022, surpassing for the first time capture fisheries, which reached 91 million (FAO, 2024).
185.4 million tons was the record for world aquatic animal production in 2022 (FAO, 2024).
100 years ago, in the 1920s, American postman and farmer Rudolph Hass created the avocado variety that bears his surname, combining Mexican and Guatemalan genes to obtain superior commercial characteristics (Velásquez, A., 2025).
Between 7000 and 8000 years B.C. date the records of the origin of avocado in Mexico and Central America, being one of the crops with the greatest archaeological documentation in the American continent (Velásquez, A., 2025).
50% of the differences in income and growth observed in Latin America correspond to differences in total factor productivity, attributed to technological progress and innovation (Umaña, 2009).
3 main mechanisms explain the gains from trade: specialization according to comparative advantages, exploitation of economies of scale, and increased productivity through the selection of efficient companies (Umaña, 2009).
200 years after its formulation, the postulates of the classical trade theory by Smith and Ricardo remain valid as a theoretical basis for understanding the gains from international trade (Umaña, 2009).
