Resilience Bonus

USD 100 million was issued by CAF in the first resilience bond for Latin America and the Caribbean, with support from UNDRR (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

CAF (2025). 11 grandes noticias de CAF en el marco de LA COP30 .

Science and innovation

CAF and Oxford presented a report at COP30 proposing the use of science and bio-inspired innovation to turn biodiversity into an engine of development (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

CAF (2025). 11 grandes noticias de CAF en el marco de LA COP30 .

Recent stagnation of agricultural TFP in LAC

0.9% was the growth of agricultural Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2011 and 2020, signaling a marked slowdown in productivity (IBD, 2025).

http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013695

Decline in sustainable productivity

30% declines in sustainable productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean when environmental costs are included, lowering total factor productivity (TFP) to 0.14% per year. (IDB, 2025).

http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013695

Agricultural growth in LAC 1961–2021

2.9% per year was the growth of agricultural output in LAC since 1961, driven by a 1.7% annual TFP (Total factor productivity) increase (IBD, 2025).

http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013695

Women in LAC

36% of people working in agri-food systems in LAC are women (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. La situación de las mujeres en los sistemas agroalimentarios. Roma. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5343es

Labor productivity gap LAC-EU

29.7% was Latin America and the Caribbean’s relative labor productivity compared to the European Union (ECLAC, 2025).

El 29,7% fue la productividad laboral relativa de América Latina y el Caribe en comparación con la Unión Europea (CEPAL, 2025).

Aquatic animal production

9% of global aquatic animal production in 2022 came from Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. El estado mundial de la pesca y la acuicultura 2024. La transformación azul en acción. Roma. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0683es

Aquatic animal production

4.3 million tons of aquatic animals produced in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022 (FAO, 2024).

FAO, 2024

FAO. 2024. El estado mundial de la pesca y la acuicultura 2024. La transformación azul en acción. Roma. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0683es

SME Participation in EUDR Imports

90% of operators that import products within the scope of EUDR are constituted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to European Union data (Sarmiento, 2025).

El 90% de los operadores que importan productos dentro del alcance del EUDR están constituidos por pequeñas y medianas empresas (PYMES), según datos de la Unión Europea (Sarmiento, 2025).