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52% of social assistance spending during the period 2014-2018 in Latin America and the Caribbean consisted of money transfers (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
ISPA, 2023
IICA (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura, Costa Rica). 2023. Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024. San José, Costa Rica.
25,000 million dollars was the average public spending on agriculture, forestry, and fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean during the period 2015-2019 (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
ISPA, 2023
IICA (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura, Costa Rica). 2023. Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024. San José, Costa Rica.
More than USD 350 billion in agrifood exports from LAC have grown even in crisis, with increases of 2.1% in 2020, 15.2% in 2021 and 29% in 2022 (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
(ISPA, 2023)
Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024/ CEPAL; FAO; IICA - San José, C.R: IICA, 2023
4.3%, 16.6% and 22.3% were the increases in LAC's agrifood trade balance in 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively (OPSAa/IICA, n.d.).
OPSAa/IICA, sf
OPSAa/IICA (Observatorio de Políticas Públicas para los Sistemas Agroalimentarios del Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura, Costa Rica). s. f. Indicadores para los sistemas agroalimentarios (en línea). San José, Costa Rica, IICA. Consultado 30 may. 2023. Disponible en https://opsaa.iica.int/indicators.
With 6.5% of the population, some 43.2 million people in LAC suffer from hunger (FAO et al., 2023).
FAO (Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura, Chile); FIDA (Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola, Italia); OPS (Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Estados Unidos de América); PMA (Programa Mundial de Alimentos, Italia); UNICEF (Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia, Estados Unidos de América). 2023. Panorama regional de la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional - América Latina y el Caribe 2022 (en línea). Reporte técnico 15, Santiago, Chile, FAO.
FAO et al., 2023
26% of the deaths registered as of December 2022 due to COVID-19 occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
ISPA, 2023
IICA (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura, Costa Rica). 2023. Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024. San José, Costa Rica.
50 of the 74 trade measures adopted during the pandemic by LAC countries contributed significantly to facilitating trade (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
ISPA, 2023
IICA (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura, Costa Rica). 2023. Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024. San José, Costa Rica.
1.2% is the anticipated growth rate for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, signaling a deepening economic slowdown in the region (CEPAL)
Cepal (2023)
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22.6% suffered food insecurity in 2023, projected to 6.9% in 2033 (USDA, 2023).
Durante los próximos 10 años, se proyecta que la inseguridad alimentaria en América Latina y el Caribe disminuirá de 22.6% en 2023 a 6.9% en 2033, Esta reducción implica que el número de personas en situación de inseguridad alimentaria en la región disminuirá de un estimado de 40.3 millones a 13.3 millones en el mismo período.
USDA (2023)
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.