Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
75% of companies gain more benefits from information exchange (visits to "model" companies, customer-supplier forums, training in standard problem identification techniques) than what they fear from peer discussion about their problems (Sabel & Reddy, 2006).
201.4% was the year-on-year food price inflation in Argentina in September 2024, the highest in the región (FAO et al., 2025).
187.6 million people in Latin America experienced food insecurity in 2024 (FAO et al., 2025).
85% of biofuel production in 2030 will come from crops (IEA, 2024).
40% of the world's land is degraded, reducing its productivity and negatively affecting climate, biodiversity and people's livelihoods.
42% of companies do not transparently report their progress towards net zero and Scope 3 emissions targets, while 17% have experienced an increase in emissions rather than a decrease.
62.7% of bird species and 77.7% of mammals gain habitat from the abandonment of cropland, but 74.2% and 86.3% would have benefited even more in the absence of recultivation.
A 49% reduction in nitrogen emissions and a 68% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions could be achieved by intensifying the pig and chicken production chain, according to data from 166 countries.
39 out of 141 municipalities in Mato Grosso (Brazil) maintained livestock activity during the study period (Garrett et al., 2018).
106 of 141 municipalities in Mato Grosso had some degree of double cropping at the end of the study period in 2013 (Garrett et al., 2018).
