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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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Climate investment required

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

US$2.1 to US$2.8 trillion is the estimated range of cumulative investment through 2030 in LAC to meet climate commitments, per the report (ECLAC, 2025).

2,1 a 2,8 billones de dólares es el rango de inversión acumulada estimada hasta 2030 en ALC para cumplir compromisos climáticos, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture COP Decarbonization
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Associativity Bioeconomy
Instrument: International, public-private partnerships International financial cooperation Investment funds
Beneficiary: Consumers Private enterprises Public institutions Researchers
Result: Climate mitigation

Macro losses due to temperature

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

6.3% of GDP would be the estimated losses for LAC associated with rising temperatures toward 2030, according to the reported climate-impact scenario (ECLAC, 2025).

6,3% del PIB serían las pérdidas estimadas para ALC asociadas al aumento de la temperatura hacia 2030, según el escenario de impactos climáticos reportado (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture Trade&Environment Climate_Risks
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Result: Risk mitigation Climate mitigation

Ceiling on productivity gains from “closing gaps”

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

12% would be the region’s productivity increase even if it reached the reported reference levels (ECLAC, 2025).

El 12% sería el incremento de productividad de la región incluso si alcanzara determinados niveles de referencia (según el análisis reportado) (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Open_science
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Bioeconomy
Instrument: Organization of innovation systems Technology validation
Result: Technological Innovation Improved productivity

Countries improving productivity

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

3 more countries recorded positive productivity changes in 2024 than in 2023, according to the comparative count of the report (ECLAC, 2025).

3 países más registraron variaciones positivas de productividad en 2024 respecto de 2023, según el recuento comparativo del informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Regional_Cooperation
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Strategic planning Prospective studies (forecasting)
Result: Impact: Economic growth Information generation

Counterfactual scenario of lower output

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

It would have been 9.5% lower in 2023 under the reported counterfactual scenario (ECLAC, 2025).

El 9,5% menor habría sido el nivel observado (según escenario contrafactual) para 2023 en la región (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Avanzar2030
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international) Prospective studies (forecasting)
Result: Impact: Economic growth Impact: Climate risk resilience

Drop in productivity per hour

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

2.2% was the decrease in hourly productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024 compared to the previous year (ECLAC, 2025).

El 2,2% fue la disminución de la productividad por hora en América Latina y el Caribe en 2024 respecto del año anterior (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Global_Agricultural_Productivity SustainableProductivity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Territorial Management
Instrument: Strategic planning Prospective studies (forecasting)

GDP losses from rising temperatures

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

6.3% of GDP would be the losses associated with temperature increases in the region by 2030 (ECLAC, 2025).

El 6,3% del PIB serían las pérdidas asociadas al aumento de la temperatura en la región hacia 2030 (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture Forests&Biodiversity COP Deforestation
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: PES: Payment for environmental or ecosystem services Regulations, standards and legal frameworks

Rising share of business services

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

9.5% was the share of business services after increasing from 5% (as reported over time) (ECLAC, 2025).

El 9,5% fue la participación de los servicios empresariales tras aumentar desde 5% (comparación temporal reportada) (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Digital Transformation
Instrument: Networks and platforms for dialogue and collaboration Linkages between producers and value chains and markets
Beneficiary: Private enterprises
Result: Improved productivity

Social services: external productivity

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

34.6 was the external relative labor productivity index for Social services in LAC versus the EU (EU=100) in 2023 (ECLAC, 2025).

34,6 fue el índice de productividad laboral relativa externa del sector Servicios sociales de ALC frente a la UE (UE=100) en 2023, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Gaps
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries) European Union
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Territorial Management One Health
Instrument: Agricultural extension services Individual capacity building
Result: Impact: Social inclusion Impact: Improved living conditions