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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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PRODAF's smart subsidies

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

Smart subsidies combine co-financing and technical assistance. PRODAF’s smart subsidies combined non-reimbursable contributions with technical assistance to foster efficient and environmentally sustainable technology adoption.

Los subsidios inteligentes de PRODAF se implementaron como aportes no reembolsables acompañados por asistencia técnica para promover adopción tecnológica eficiente y ambientalmente sostenible.

Tag: AgTech Innovation SustainableProductivity
Country: Argentina
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agricultural Support Services
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation SPS Services Digital Transformation
Instrument: Support or subsidy for the acquisition of production assets Support or subsidy for agricultural producer prices Agricultural extension services Education and training for farmers Incentives or subsidies for the adoption of good sustainable production practices Payments or subsidies to the producer based on agricultural production
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers
Result: Technological Innovation Improved productivity Improvement in technical assistance and rural extension services

PRODAF: pilot with rigorous evaluation

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

As a national pilot, PRODAF emphasized rigorous evaluation of productive and economic impacts.

El programa se concibió como piloto nacional y se subrayó la necesidad de evaluar rigurosamente sus impactos productivos y económicos.

Tag: Open_science NewGenerationPolicies
Country: Argentina
Sector: Business organization and management
Area: SPS Services
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses Policy Monitoring and Evaluation
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers
Result: Effectiveness of public expenditure Information generation

Differentiated technological menus

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

The program defined specific technological menus for cotton, livestock, dairy and citrus, aligned with gaps and good practices.

El programa definió menús tecnológicos específicos para algodón, ganadería, lácteos y cítricos, alineados a brechas y buenas prácticas.

Tag: Value_chains Innovation
Country: Argentina
Sector: Dairy Value Chain Fruit and vegetables, includes roots and tubers Pesticides and other agrochemicals Seeds
Area: SPS Services Family Farming
Instrument: Technical assistance to producers Payments or subsidies to the producer based on farm services (mechanization, etc.)
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers
Result: Technological Innovation Improved productivity

Formalization as a gateway to financial services

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

Tax regularization and RENSPA registration enabled banking access by providing formal documentation.

La regularización tributaria y el registro en RENSPA facilitaron el acceso al sistema bancario al contar con documentación formal.

Tag: Digital_Inclusion InclusiveBusiness
Country: Argentina
Sector: Business organization and management
Area: Territorial Management Family Farming
Instrument: Formalization incentives Regulations, standards and legal frameworks
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers
Result: Impact: Governability Impact: Production inclusion

Productivity requires systemic changes

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

Citrus productivity gains arise from systemic changes (e.g., irrigation, GAP) that materialize over time.

Inversiones como riego y buenas prácticas producen impactos que se materializan con el tiempo en cítricos.

Tag: SustainableIntensification SustainableProductivity
Country: Argentina
Sector: Fruit and vegetables, includes roots and tubers Environment and natural resources
Area: Water for Agriculture SPS Services
Instrument: Technical assistance to producers Production infrastructure
Beneficiary: Value Chains Agricultural producers
Result: Improved productivity Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Environmental sustainability

Remote sensing allows for the evaluation of yields

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

NDVI-based remote sensing is a valuable, cost-effective proxy for yield to assess temporal dynamics of impacts.

El uso de NDVI como proxy de rendimiento es valioso y costo-efectivo para examinar la dinámica temporal de impactos.

Tag: AgTech Open_science
Country: Argentina
Sector: Science, technology and innovation
Area: Digital Transformation
Instrument: Blockchain or digital traceability Agri-food digitilation Policy Monitoring and Evaluation
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Public institutions Agricultural producers
Result: Information generation Improved productivity

Annual NDVI

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

Annual NDVI (average and maximum) is used to observe pre- and post-intervention trends for treated and control units. The longitudinal approach captures the "before and after" dynamics of the program.

Con NDVI anual (promedio y máximo) se observan trayectorias pre y post intervención para unidades tratadas y de control. El enfoque longitudinal capta la dinámica “antes y después” del programa.

Tag: Open_science
Country: Argentina
Sector: Science, technology and innovation
Area: Digital Transformation
Instrument: Policy Monitoring and Evaluation Policy to Improve Data and Information Access and Management
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers
Result: Information generation

NDVI differentiates phenological dynamics

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

The monthly NDVI signal shows greater variation in annual crops such as cotton and greater stability in perennial crops such as citrus.

La señal NDVI mensual exhibe mayor variación en cultivos anuales como algodón y mayor estabilidad en perennes como cítricos.

Tag: AgTech SustainableIntensification
Country: Argentina
Sector: Science, technology and innovation
Area: Digital Transformation
Instrument: Agri-food digitilation Policy to Improve Data and Information Access and Management
Beneficiary: Value Chains Agricultural producers
Result: Information generation