Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
51 of the 64 native maize races were preserved through 191 seed banks and seed houses established by the strategy.
6% of global land use change is attributed individually to countries such as Russia, India, China, and the United States (Kan et al., 2026).
The conversion of grasslands and wetlands to agriculture is progressing almost 4 times faster than deforestation worldwide (Kan et al., 2026).
13% of the global conversion of natural ecosystems is concentrated in Brazil, the country with the highest recorded proportion (Kan et al., 2026).
33% of global biodiversity hotspots are located in grassland regions threatened by agricultural expansion (Kan et al., 2026).
Between 20% and 35% of the world's terrestrial carbon is stored in grasslands, ecosystems currently under increasing agricultural pressure (Kan et al., 2026).
More than 20% of forests and arable lands are degraded by erosion and unsustainable management (CAF, 2025).
A 25% annual reduction in GHG emissions could be achieved globally with sustainable production models (CAF, 2025).
The annual gap in ALC19 for climate and biodiversity is 102 billion USD (OECD, 2024).
7% of forest cover was lost between 1990 and 2020 in Latin America and the Caribbean, equivalent to 138 million hectares, highlighting the scale of landscape degradation in the region and the urgency of advancing large-scale restoration and conservation efforts (World Resources Institute, 2024).
