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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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Good Practices Adoption Goal

30/12/2010 Go to Evidence

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: FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems
Country: El Salvador
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
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

Productivity differences in Latin America

19/12/2008 Go to Evidence

50% of the differences in income and growth observed in Latin America correspond to differences in total factor productivity, attributed to technological progress and innovation (Umaña, 2009).

50% de las diferencias de ingreso y crecimiento observadas en América Latina corresponden a diferencias en la productividad total de los factores, atribuidas al progreso tecnológico e innovación (Umaña, 2009).

Umaña, V. (2009). Comercio e Innovación: Revisión de la Literatura y Políticas Indicativas. Revista Judicial, Costa Rica, Nº 94, 103-114.

Tag: Innovation Outlook-2025-2026 Global_Agricultural_Productivity TFP
Country: Latin America (countries)
Sector: Science, technology and innovation Economia, total goods
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation International Trade and Regional Integration
Result: Impact: Economic growth Technological Innovation Improved productivity

Smallholder coffee plantations

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of Central American coffee areas are dominated by small producers with small holdings, unlike the large coffee estates found in Brazil (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de las áreas cafetaleras de Centroamérica están dominadas por pequeños productores con pequeñas propiedades, a diferencia de las grandes fincas cafetaleras encontradas en Brasil (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.

Tag: FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems
Country: Costa Rica Nicaragua
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Coffee and coffee products
Area: Family Farming Territorial Management
Instrument: Technical assistance to producers Land titling
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Value Chains Agricultural producers Land owners or users
Result: Impact: Production inclusion Improved land tenure security

Production of stimulants, spices, and aromatic cro

01/05/0024 Go to Evidence

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: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
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