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The agrifood supply chain of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) stands out for its resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic, and multiple studies have been conducted to analyze the differential impacts of the pandemic across firms and sectors. Less is known regarding the strategies implemented for business continuity during this catastrophic shock. The purpose of this study was to analyze the responses toward innovations of the LAC agrifood supply chain to the COVID-19 health emergency using data gathered from agribusinesses from 22 LAC countries. The study contributes to the literature by taking a comprehensive look at the responses of businesses along the LAC agrifood chains, and it is also one of the first longer-term quantitative assessments as it considers responses from the first and second years of the pandemic. The results from our two surveys show that over 70% of agribusinesses implemented innovations, revealing firms’ positive and prompt reactions. Although most innovations were longer-term, in many cases, innovations were only temporary. Statistical analyses suggest that the likelihood of implementing longer-term innovations is associated with the agrifood segment, the agrifood chain stage, receiving long-term public or private support, having access to credit, and positive future perspectives about business conditions.
Mexico reached 32.1 million hectares for agricultural use (INEGI, 2022).
México alcanza las 32.1 millones de hectáreas para uso agrícola. (INEGI, 2022).
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía de México (INEGI)
Half of the world's population lives in households dependent on agrifood systems (FAO, 2023).
Casi la mitad de la población mundial vive en hogares vinculados a sistemas agroalimentarios. (FAO, 2023).
FAO
The study presents a review of the use of remote sensors in agriculture, with an emphasis on their applications for banana cultivation (Musa AAA) in Costa Rica and other tropical regions. It evaluates three main areas: the delimitation of cultivated areas, the estimation of productivity, and the diagnosis of diseases. It analyzes the advantages of using satellite imagery, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and drones (UAVs) in agricultural monitoring, highlighting their accuracy (up to 95%) in identifying plantations and detecting diseases such as black Sigatoka and Fusarium wilt. The study demonstrates the potential of these technologies to improve agricultural planning, environmental management, and phytosanitary prevention.
Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica; Corporación Bananera Nacional (CORBANA S.A.); Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (ITCR)
Guzmán-Álvarez, J. A., González-Zuñiga, M., Fernandez, J. A. S., & Calvo-Alvarado, J. C. (2022). Uso de sensores remotos en la agricultura: aplicaciones en el cultivo del banano. Agronomía Mesoamericana, 33(3).
Current frameworks used to guide nutrition interventions are designed from a health sector paradigm, leaving agricultural aspects not sufficiently leveraged (Duncan et al., 2022).
Los marcos actuales utilizados para guiar las intervenciones nutricionales están diseñados desde un paradigma del sector salud, dejando aspectos agrícolas no suficientemente aprovechados (Duncan et al., 2022).
Duncan, E., Ashton, L., Abdulai, A. R., Sawadogo-Lewis, T., King, S. E., Fraser, E. D. G., Vosti, S., Haines, J., Knight, F., & Roberton, T. (2022). Connecting the food and agriculture sector to nutrition interventions for improved health outcomes. Food Security, 14, 657-675. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-022-01262-3
Nutritional outcomes and agriculture are linked in six important ways: as a source of food, as a source of income, through food prices, women's empowerment, women's time use, and women's health and nutritional status (Duncan et al., 2022).
Los resultados nutricionales y la agricultura están vinculados de 6 maneras importantes: como fuente de alimentos, como fuente de ingresos, a través de precios de alimentos, empoderamiento de mujeres, utilización del tiempo de las mujeres, y salud y estado nutricional de las mujeres (Duncan et al., 2022).
uncan, E., Ashton, L., Abdulai, A. R., Sawadogo-Lewis, T., King, S. E., Fraser, E. D. G., Vosti, S., Haines, J., Knight, F., & Roberton, T. (2022). Connecting the food and agriculture sector to nutrition interventions for improved health outcomes. Food Security, 14, 657-675. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-022-01262-3
12 key components and 35 sub-components represent the identified elements of the agri-food sector that can serve as intervention points to improve nutritional outcomes (Duncan et al., 2022).
12 componentes clave y 35 subcomponentes representan los elementos identificados del sector agroalimentario que pueden servir como puntos de intervención para mejorar resultados nutricionales (Duncan et al., 2022).
18 peer-reviewed articles were identified as conceptual frameworks for food systems and nutrition, evidencing the need for multisectoral approaches that include agriculture, health, education, water, sanitation and social protection (Duncan et al., 2022).
18 artículos revisados por pares fueron identificados como marcos conceptuales para sistemas alimentarios y nutrición, evidenciando la necesidad de enfoques multisectoriales que incluyan agricultura, salud, educación, agua, saneamiento y protección social (Duncan et al., 2022).
Duncan, E., Ashton, L., Abdulai, A. R., Sawadogo-Lewis, T., King, S. E., Fraser, E. D. G., Vosti, S., Haines, J., Knight, F., & Roberton, T. (2022). Food Security, 14(3), 657-675.
3 specific palm oil products (Stearin, Palm oil, Palm kernel oil) are covered by the sustainability provisions of the EFTA-Indonesia CEPA (Larrea et al., 2021).
3 productos específicos de aceite de palma (Estearina, Aceite de palma, Aceite de almendra de palma) están cubiertos por las provisiones de sostenibilidad del CEPA EFTA-Indonesia (Larrea et al., 2021).
80.6 million tons of food goes unsold or uneaten after being grown, processed, transported or stored, representing 40% of all food produced in the U.S. (ReFED, 2021).
80.6 millones de toneladas de alimentos quedan sin vender o sin comer después de haber sido cultivados, procesados, transportados o almacenados, representando el 40% de todos los alimentos producidos en EE.UU. (ReFED, 2021).
ReFED. (2021). Roadmap to 2030: Reducing U.S. Food Waste by 50% and the ReFED Insights Engine.
