Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
14 million hectares of natural ecosystems have been replaced by pasture and cropland since 2010, encroaching on indigenous territories and protected areas (UNCCD, 2024).
33.3 million heads of beef cattle and 3 million heads of dairy cattle are in Mexico (UNCCD, 2024).
25% of the world's beef supply and 10% of the world's milk supply come from South America (UNCCD, 2024).
67 million square kilometres of grasslands, representing 45% of the world's land surface, are used for livestock production, with almost half in drylands (UNCCD, 2024).
1.2 billion poor people in developing countries depend on livestock for food security and income (UNCCD, 2024).
70% of family farmers in northern Central America live below the poverty line, and 30% in extreme poverty (World Bank, 2024).
583 thousand hectares of pasture, or about 2% of the pastures in this area of the Amazon, were embargoed by IBAMA for illegal deforestation until 2021 (Barreto et al., 2024).
Only 23% of livestock workers in the Amazon were formalized compared to an average of 41% of all workers in the region (Barreto et al., 2024).
R$1,118/month is the average yield of workers in the livestock sector in the Amazon, equivalent to 34% lower than the average yield of workers in the region (Barreto et al., 2024).
4.3 million hectares of pasture in agrarian reform settlements in 2020, up to 60 km from the frigoríficos in the Amazon, of which 58% were degraded (Barreto et al., 2024).
