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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

Evidences

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Aquaculture in North America

02/05/2025 Go to Evidence

644,500 tons of cultured aquatic animals produced North America in 2022, an increase of 4.3% over 2020 (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

Country: America, North (aggregate)
Sector: Aquaculture and fishery products
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Information generation

Aquatic animal production

02/05/2025 Go to Evidence

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

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Aquaculture and fishery products
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agro-industrial producers
Result: Information generation

Aquatic animal production

02/05/2025 Go to Evidence

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

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Aquaculture and fishery products
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agro-industrial producers
Result: Information generation

Investment in Latin American agricultural R&D

21/04/2025 Go to Evidence

2% of global investment in agricultural research and development corresponds to Latin America and the Caribbean, well below North America and Europe (51%) or Asia (39%), according to UNESCO data (2021) cited by CAF (Velásquez, A., 2025).

2% de la inversión global en investigación y desarrollo agropecuario corresponde a América Latina y El Caribe, muy por debajo de América del Norte y Europa (51%) o Asia (39%), según datos de la UNESCO (2021) citados por CAF (Velásquez, A., 2025).

Velásquez, A. (2025). Estudios arqueológicos del aguacate en Mesoamérica. Editorial Académica.

Tag: Open_science Innovation
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
Result: Technological Innovation

Evidence detail

31/03/2025 Go to Evidence

La producción total de leche en Costa Rica ha seguido una tendencia al alza con un crecimiento significativo en 2023 y 2024 alcanzando un valor proyectado de 1 268 230 toneladas en 2024.

SEPSA-MAG. (2025). Estimación de la producción de leche en Costa Rica (2017-2024) y proyección para 2025 (Informe SEPSA-INF-2025-006). Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería. https://infoagro.go.cr/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/SEPSA-INF-2025-006_Estimacion_Produccion_Leche_CR_2025.pdf

Tag: Global_Agricultural_Productivity
Country: Costa Rica
Sector: Dairy Value Chain Dairy
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Result: Improved productivity

Family farming in LAC

19/02/2025 Go to Evidence

More than 50% of the area cultivated in vegetables, fruits, cereals, roots and tubers in LAC comes from family farming (FAO and UNDP, 2025).

FAO y PNUD (2025)

FAO y PNUD. 2025. Caracterización de la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Desafíos, evidencia y perspectivas. Santiago, FAO.

Tag: FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Family Farming
Beneficiary: Family agriculture

Agricultural censuses

19/02/2025 Go to Evidence

Of the 33 countries in LAC, only three have an agricultural census produced in the last 5 years (FAO and UNDP, 2025)

FAO y PNUD (2025)

FAO y PNUD. 2025. Caracterización de la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Desafíos, evidencia y perspectivas. Santiago, FAO.

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Family Farming Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Public institutions Agro-industrial producers Agricultural producers Agricultural workers

Agricultural production in LAC

19/02/2025 Go to Evidence

14% of agricultural production comes from LAC, which is the largest net exporter of food in the world (FAO and UNDP, 2025).

FAO y PNUD (2025)

FAO y PNUD. 2025. Caracterización de la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Desafíos, evidencia y perspectivas. Santiago, FAO.

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Family agriculture Agricultural producers