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Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

Evidences

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Land productivity

04/12/2025 Go to Evidence

Up to a 70% increase in land productivity could result from access to irrigation (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

Maris, L. (2025). Hacia un sector agropecuario resiliente, sostenible y regenerativo. CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2512/Hacia%20un%20sector%20agropecuario%20resiliente%2c%20sostenible%20y%20regenerativo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

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

Increased yields

04/12/2025 Go to Evidence

A 19% increase in yields is achieved through water harvesting applied to cereals (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

Maris, L. (2025). Hacia un sector agropecuario resiliente, sostenible y regenerativo. CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2512/Hacia%20un%20sector%20agropecuario%20resiliente%2c%20sostenible%20y%20regenerativo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Tag: Global_Agricultural_Productivity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Family Farming
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Family agriculture Private enterprises

Yields

04/12/2025 Go to Evidence

A 4% increase in yield could be achieved through these extension technologies (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

Maris, L. (2025). Hacia un sector agropecuario resiliente, sostenible y regenerativo. CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2512/Hacia%20un%20sector%20agropecuario%20resiliente%2c%20sostenible%20y%20regenerativo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

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

Family farming

03/12/2025 Go to Evidence

50% of the region's food is produced by family farming (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

Maris, L. (2025). Hacia un sector agropecuario resiliente, sostenible y regenerativo. CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2512/Hacia%20un%20sector%20agropecuario%20resiliente%2c%20sostenible%20y%20regenerativo.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Family agriculture
Result: Food access

ALC PTF

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

1950–2023 is the period in which LAC's TFP remained systematically below the OECD average (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Family Farming Value Addition
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Public institutions

PTF growth

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

TFP in the OECD grew by 0.05% annually between 1975 and 2023 (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Value Addition
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural workers

TFP in OECD countries

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

TFP grew by 2.4% annually in OECD countries during the same period 1950–1975 (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Family Farming Value Addition
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Information generation

Capital per worker

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

A quarter of the capital per worker in LAC is equivalent to the level observed in the US (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate) United States
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Family Farming Value Addition
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural workers

Agricultural productivity

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

55% of OECD productivity is achieved by agriculture in LAC (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Tag: Global_Agricultural_Productivity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth