Family farming in Uruguay
There are 44,781 farms in Uruguay, of which 25,285 are family units (MGAP, 2011).
MGAP (2011)
MGAP (2011). Censo General Agropecuario 2011. Uruguay.
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Evidences
239 results
Good Practices Adoption Goal
80% of participating families adopt good agricultural practices as an indicator of the first product of PAF-Food Security (Martín Manzano, 2012).
El 80% de las familias participantes adopta buenas prácticas agropecuarias como indicador del primer producto del PAF-Seguridad Alimentaria (Martín Manzano, 2012).
Martín Manzano, M. del M. (2012). La FAO y la agricultura familiar: El caso de El Salvador. FAO El Salvador.
Tag:
Country:
El Salvador
Area:
Family Farming
Instrument:
Technical assistance to producers
Incentives or subsidies for the adoption of good sustainable production practices
Beneficiary:
Family agriculture
Agricultural producers
Result:
Improved productivity
Corn cultivated area
1,004,000 hectares of corn ceased to be planted in Mexico between 1994 and 2006, showing a significant reduction in cultivated area (Arroyo, 2009).
1,004,000 hectáreas de maíz dejaron de sembrarse en México entre 1994 y 2006, mostrando una significativa reducción en la superficie cultivada (Arroyo, 2009).
Macías Uribe, C. (2019). World Agricultural Trade Reform, Insertion of Mexico´s agricultural sector under NAFTA and the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, 1994-2012. Textual, 74, 13-49.
Endangered Crops: 20% Extinction by 2050
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
Beneficiary:
Urban or peri-urban farmers
Coffee production
In Central America, coffee is planted on nearly 1 million ha and sustains the livelihood of 300,000 farmers (Bosselmann, 2008).
1 millón de hectáreas se destinan al cultivo de café en Centroamérica, sosteniendo el sustento de 300,000 agricultores (Bosselmann, 2008).
Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.
Improvement wine grape quality
43% of vineyard surface area in Argentina was dedicated to high enological value varieties in 2001, significantly increasing from approximately 20% in 1990 (McDermott, 2005).
43% de la superficie de viñedos en Argentina estaba dedicado a variedades de alto valor enológico en 2001, aumentando significativamente desde aproximadamente el 20% en 1990 (McDermott, 2005).
McDermott, G. (2005). The Politics of Institutional Renovation and Economic Upgrading: Lessons from the Argentine Wine Industry. William Davidson Institute Working Paper Number 817, University of Michigan.
Tag:
Country:
Argentina
Sector:
Agrifood (products)
Area:
Value Addition
Bioinputs
Instrument:
Strategic planning
Beneficiary:
Value Chains
Agricultural producers
Contrast in grape quality between Mendoza and San
65% of Mendoza's harvest was classified as high and medium quality grapes in 2002, while in San Juan it only reached 26%, showing a marked difference in quality production between the provinces (McDermott, 2005).
65% de la cosecha de Mendoza estaba clasificada como uvas de alta y media calidad en 2002, mientras que en San Juan solo alcanzaba el 26%, evidenciando una marcada diferencia en la producción de calidad entre las provincias (McDermott, 2005).
McDermott, G. (2005). The Politics of Institutional Renovation and Economic Upgrading: Lessons from the Argentine Wine Industry. William Davidson Institute Working Paper Number 817, University of Michigan.
Tag:
Country:
Argentina
Instrument:
Incentives or subsidies for the adoption of good sustainable production practices
Strategic planning
Beneficiary:
Value Chains
Agricultural producers
Double crop soybean-corn
93% of the total area of double cropping in Mato Grosso corresponded to the soybean-corn system during the study period (Garrett et al., 2018).
93% del área total de doble cultivo en Mato Grosso correspondía al sistema soja-maíz durante el período de estudio (Garrett et al., 2018).
Garrett, R.D., Koh, I., Lambin, E.F., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Kastens, J.H., & Brown, J.C. (2018). Intensification in agriculture-forest frontiers: Land use responses to development and conservation policies in Brazil. Global Environmental Change, 53, 233-243.
Country:
Brazil
Sector:
Cereals and cereal products
Area:
Territorial Management
Instrument:
Studies and diagnoses
Beneficiary:
Agricultural producers
Land owners or users
Result:
Productive diversification
Production of stimulants, spices, and aromatic cro
1.7 million tons was the amount of stimulants, spices, and aromatic crops harvested by the CAN in 2022, representing 130 thousand tons more than in 2021, when production reached 1.5 million tons (SG CAN, 2023).
SG CAN, 2023
SG CAN. Informe anual. Estadísticas del Sector Agropecuario en la Comunidad Andina. 2019 - 2022 (Informe técnico).
Tag:
Country:
Bolivia
Colombia
Andean Community
Ecuador
Peru
Sector:
Agri-Food (total)
Area:
Agrifood Context
Instrument:
Technical assistance to producers
Beneficiary:
Value Chains
Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.)
Result:
Improved productivity