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

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PAI aimed at improving offering and increasing sal

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

10.7% of the 497 productive articulation initiatives (PAI) (20 countries, 2023–2025) focus on improving the commercial and tourism offer and increasing sales, according to the report (ECLAC, 2025).

10,7% de las 497 iniciativas de articulación productiva (IAP) (20 países, 2023–2025) se enfoca en mejorar la oferta comercial y turística y aumentar ventas, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: The Bahamas Peru Dominican Republic Dominica Grenada Belize Mexico Brazil Suriname Argentina Costa Rica Venezuela Chile Uruguay Colombia Jamaica Ecuador Panama Cuba Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sector: Agrotourism
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Networks and platforms for dialogue and collaboration Linkages between producers and value chains and markets
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Entrepreneurs Agricultural producers
Result: Improved commercial competitiveness Impact: Economic growth

PAI focused on investment attraction

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

1.2% of the 497 productive articulation initiatives (PAI) (same 20 countries; 2023–2025) report investment attraction as a strategic focus (ECLAC, 2025).

Tag: InvestmentFinancing
Country: Argentina The Bahamas Belize Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Ecuador Grenada Jamaica Mexico Panama Peru Dominican Republic Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Instrument: Investment funds
Result: Access to financial services

PAI focused on technology extension

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

1.2% of the 497 productive articulation initiatives (PAI) (same 20 countries; 2023–2025) focus on technology extension services (ECLAC, 2025).

Tag: Digital_Inclusion
Country: Argentina The Bahamas Belize Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Ecuador Grenada Jamaica Mexico Peru Dominican Republic Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Support for the adoption of agricultural technologies (transfering to producers) Agricultural extension services
Result: Improvement in technical assistance and rural extension services

PAI focused on improving access to credit

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

0.6% of the 497 productive articulation initiatives (PAI) (same 20 countries; 2023–2025) prioritize improving access to credit (ECLAC, 2025).

Tag: Green_Finance InvestmentFinancing
Country: Argentina The Bahamas Belize Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Ecuador Grenada Jamaica Mexico Panama Peru Dominican Republic Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Access to preferential credits Expansion of the supply of agricultural credit International financial cooperation Microcredits
Beneficiary: MSMEs Agro-industrial producers Agricultural producers
Result: Access to financial services

Bonds and bioeconomy

16/05/2025 Go to Evidence

1 billion was the value of Brazil's first sovereign bond dedicated to the bioeconomy, issued in 2022 (Ministry of Economy Brazil, 2023).

Ministerio de Economía Brasil, 2023

Ministerio de Economía Brasil. (2023). Reporte de emisión de títulos verdes soberanos 2022-2023.

Tag: Agriculture&Energy
Country: Brazil
Sector: Renewable energy
Area: Bioeconomy
Instrument: Green, Social, or Sustainable Bonds
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions
Result: Reduced carbon intensity of agrifood systems Impact: Energy transition

Investment in science and technology: Brazil

21/04/2025 Go to Evidence

1% of GDP exceeds Brazil's investment in science and technology, being the only country in Latin America and the Caribbean that reaches this threshold, according to CAF's Agricultural Prosperity Strategy based on UNESCO data (Velásquez, A., 2025).

1% del PIB supera la inversión en ciencia y tecnología de Brasil, siendo el único país de América Latina y el Caribe que alcanza este umbral, según la Estrategia de Prosperidad Agropecuaria de CAF basada en datos de la UNESCO (Velásquez, A., 2025).

Velásquez, A. (2025). Estudios arqueológicos del aguacate en Mesoamérica. Editorial Académica.

Tag: Open_science Innovation
Country: Brazil
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Science, technology and innovation
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation
Instrument: Support to technological research and development
Result: Technological Innovation

Coffee production in Brazil

21/04/2025 Go to Evidence

Approximately 40% of world coffee production corresponds to Brazil, positioning itself as the main producer/exporter, followed by Colombia and Vietnam that alternate in second place, with Colombia standing out for the recognized quality of its product (Velásquez, A., 2025).

40% aproximadamente de la producción mundial de café corresponde a Brasil, posicionándose como el principal productor/exportador, seguido de Colombia y Vietnam que se alternan en el segundo puesto, destacándose Colombia por la calidad reconocida de su producto (Velásquez, A., 2025).

Velásquez, A. (2025). Estudios arqueológicos del aguacate en Mesoamérica. Editorial Académica.

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Brazil Colombia Vietnam
Sector: Coffee and coffee products
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Marketing and trade promotion
Result: Improved commercial competitiveness