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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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Investment in agricultural research

28/03/2009 Go to Evidence

US$3 billion was invested by LAC in agricultural research in 2006 (ASTI, 2009).

USD $3.000 millones invirtió ALC en investigación agropecuaria en 2006 (ASTI, 2009)

ASTI, 2009. Investigación agrícola pública en América Latina y el Caribe. Tendencias de capacidad e inversión

Tag: AgTech
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Science, technology and innovation
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation
Instrument: Support to technological research and development
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Researchers
Result: Increased knowledge Improvement in technical assistance and rural extension services

Spending on agricultural R&D

28/03/2009 Go to Evidence

$USD2.8 billion (12% of the global total) was spending on agricultural R&D in LAC in 2000 (ASTI, 2009).

$USD2.800 millones (12% del total global) fue el gasto en I&D agropecuario de ALC en el 2000 (ASTI, 2009)

ASTI, 2009. Investigación agrícola pública en América Latina y el Caribe. Tendencias de capacidad e inversión

Tag: AgTech
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Science, technology and innovation
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation
Instrument: Support to technological research and development
Beneficiary: Researchers
Result: Information generation

Government investment in R&D

28/03/2009 Go to Evidence

83% of agricultural R&D was financed by national governments in LAC in 2006 (ASTI, 2009).

83% del I&D agropecuario fue financiado por gobiernos nacionales en ALC en el 2006 (ASTI, 2009)

ASTI, 2009. Investigación agrícola pública en América Latina y el Caribe. Tendencias de capacidad e inversión

Tag: Innovation
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Science, technology and innovation
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation
Instrument: Support to technological research and development
Beneficiary: Public institutions Researchers
Result: Information generation Technological Innovation

Endangered Crops: 20% Extinction by 2050

06/08/2008

20% of wild relatives of food crops such as peanuts, beans, and potatoes could go extinct by 2050 (Jarvis et al., 2008).

20% de parientes silvestres de los cultivos alimenticios de cacahuate, alubia y papa se podrían extinguir en el 2050 (Jarvis et al., 2008)

Jarvis, A., A. Lane y R.J. Hijmans . 2008. “The Effecgt of Climate Change on Crop Wild Relatives.” Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 126(1 - 2):13 - 23

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers

Agriculture in the economy

28/06/2008 Go to Evidence

5% of the total GDP of the LAC region was represented by agriculture in 2005 (ECLAC, 2008).

5% del PIB total de la región ALC era representada por la agricultura en el 2005 (CEPAL, 2008)

CEPAL (Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe). 2008. Anuario estadístico de America Latina y el Caribe, 2007. Santiago de Chile.

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Family Farming
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers
Result: Impact: Economic growth