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Monitoring, Evaluation and Best Practices

Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

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Crop mapping accuracy

21/10/2018 Go to Evidence

94% of the soybean area reported in federal statistics was captured in the state mapping of Mato Grosso during 2001-2013 (Garrett et al., 2018).

94% del área de soja reportada en las estadísticas federales fue capturada en el mapeo estatal de Mato Grosso durante 2001-2013 (Garrett et al., 2018).

Garrett, R.D., Koh, I., Lambin, E.F., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Kastens, J.H., & Brown, J.C. (2018). Intensification in agriculture-forest frontiers: Land use responses to development and conservation policies in Brazil. Global Environmental Change, 53, 233-243.

Tag: Open_science Innovation
Country: Brazil
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Digital Transformation
Instrument: Policy to Improve Data and Information Access and Management Technology validation
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Value Chains Rural communities Private enterprises Public institutions Researchers Agricultural producers
Result: Information generation

Decrease in poverty line

04/04/2017 Go to Evidence

From 38% to 31% passed the indigence line of the rural population in Latin America in the 2000s (ECLAC & EU, 2017).

The poverty line of the rural population in Latin America crossed the line from 38% to 31% in the 2000s (ECLAC & EU, 2017).

CEPAL & UE, 2017. El cambio climático, la agricultura y la pobreza en América Latina

Tag: Urban_Rural_Gap
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Beneficiary: Rural communities
Result: Impact: Poverty reduction

Rural population poverty line

04/04/2017 Go to Evidence

From 64% to 54% decreased the rural population in LAC below the poverty line in the 2000s (ECLAC & EU, 2017).

De 64% a 54% disminuyó la población rural en LAC por debajo de la línea de pobreza en la década de los 2000 (CEPAL & UE, 2017)

CEPAL & UE, 2017. El cambio climático, la agricultura y la pobreza en América Latina

Tag: Urban_Rural_Gap
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Beneficiary: Rural communities
Result: Impact: Poverty reduction

Orange sweet potato adoption rate

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

60% higher than control communities was the orange sweet potato adoption rate in the Uganda and Mozambique intervention (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

60% superior a las comunidades control fue la tasa de adopción de camote naranja en la intervención de Uganda y Mozambique (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Mozambique Uganda
Sector: Fruit and vegetables, includes roots and tubers
Area: Bioinputs
Instrument: Support for the adoption of agricultural technologies (transfering to producers)
Beneficiary: Rural communities
Result: Impact: Production inclusion

% of rural households selling maize in Zambia

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

20-50% of rural households sell maize after satisfying their own food needs in Zambia (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

20-50% de los hogares rurales venden maíz después de satisfacer sus propias necesidades alimentarias en Zambia (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.

Tag: FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems
Country: Zambia
Sector: Cereals and cereal products
Area: Family Farming
Instrument: Linkages between producers and value chains and markets
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Rural communities
Result: Impact: Improved living conditions

Rural vs. urban income

01/01/2017 Go to Evidence

68% was the representation of labor income in rural areas with respect to income in urban areas in LAC (Nueva Sociedad, 2017).

68% fue la representación de los ingresos laborales en zonas rurales con respecto a los ingresos en zonas urbanas en ALC (Nueva Sociedad, 2017)

Nueva Sociedad, 2017. Empleo rural en América Latina: avances y desafíos

Tag: Urban_Rural_Gap
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Beneficiary: Rural communities
Result: Income improvement

Rural population size

01/01/2017 Go to Evidence

58% of the LAC population was rural in 1950 and 20% in 2015 (Nueva Sociedad, 2017).

58% de la población de ALC era población rural en 1950 y 20% en 2015 (Nueva Sociedad, 2017)

Nueva Sociedad, 2017. Empleo rural en América Latina: avances y desafíos

Tag: Urban_Rural_Gap
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Territorial Management
Beneficiary: Rural communities
Result: Impact: Sustainable Rural Development

Rural poverty

01/01/2017 Go to Evidence

30% is rural poverty among wage earners in rural areas and self-employed workers in 2015 in LAC (Nueva Sociedad, 2017).

+30% es la pobreza rural entre asalariados del área rural y trabajadores por cuenta propia en el 2015 en ALC (Nueva Sociedad, 2017)

Nueva Sociedad, 2017. Empleo rural en América Latina: avances y desafíos

Tag: Urban_Rural_Gap
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Beneficiary: Rural communities
Result: Impact: Poverty reduction

Agricultural and non-agricultural income

01/01/2017 Go to Evidence

50% higher are incomes from rural non-farm jobs compared to farm incomes (New Society, 2017).

En un 50% son mayores los ingresos de empleos rurales no agrícolas frente a los ingresos agrícolas (Nueva Sociedad, 2017)

Nueva Sociedad, 2017. Empleo rural en América Latina: avances y desafíos

Tag: Urban_Rural_Gap
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Rural communities
Result: Income improvement