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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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Increased yields

04/12/2025 Go to Evidence

Large-scale irrigation infrastructure could generate a 0.34% increase in yields (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: Water for Agriculture Family Farming
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural workers

Irrigation

04/12/2025 Go to Evidence

Increases in productive assets, such as livestock, are associated with 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

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

Water retention

04/12/2025 Go to Evidence

A 14% increase in yields is obtained with in situ water retention techniques (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: Water for Agriculture
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Family agriculture Agro-industrial producers

Agriculture in LAC

04/12/2025 Go to Evidence

84% of agriculture in LAC depends exclusively on rainwater (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: Water for Agriculture Family Farming
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural workers

Large-scale irrigation

04/12/2025 Go to Evidence

Five times more cultivated area could be achieved with large-scale irrigation financed by CAF (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: Water for Agriculture Family Farming
Beneficiary: Family agriculture

Increase in production

04/12/2025 Go to Evidence

A 7% increase in production could be achieved with small-scale irrigation projects (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: Water for Agriculture Family Farming
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural workers

Fresh water

03/12/2025 Go to Evidence

70% of freshwater is consumed by agricultural activities (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 Agri-Food (total) Environment and natural resources
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Consumers Agricultural workers

Basic services: gap in productivity

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

42.7 was the external relative labor productivity index for Basic services in LAC versus the EU (EU=100) in 2023 (ECLAC, 2025).

42,7 fue el índice de productividad laboral relativa externa del sector Servicios básicos de ALC frente a la UE (UE=100) en 2023, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Agriculture&Energy Connectivity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries) European Union
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Territorial Management Water for Agriculture
Beneficiary: Consumers Agro-industrial producers Agricultural producers
Result: Improved water quality Strengthened water resources management Impact: Energy transition

Extreme Climate and Agriculture in Peru and Ecuado

21/03/2025 Go to Evidence

The study examines how droughts, floods, and temperature shifts impact agriculture in Peru and Ecuador. It reviews adaptation strategies such as climate-resilient crops, irrigation innovations, and government support. Findings show improved resilience, but highlight the need for more sustainable practices and stronger climate policies (Fernandez & Morales, 2025).

Ricardo Fernández; Gabriela Morales

Revista de Cineforum

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture SustainableProductivity
Country: Ecuador Peru
Sector: Tropical Agriculture Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Family Farming
Instrument: Digitization of information Strategies, plans, policies or guidelines; sectoral or national Incentives or subsidies for the adoption of good sustainable production practices
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Rural communities Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.)
Result: Improved technical capacities Improved public policy formulation and implementation Impact: Climate risk resilience

Farmers and Climate in Peruvian Amazon

11/03/2025 Go to Evidence

In Peru’s Upper Huallaga basin, 73 structured farmer interviews were integrated with local station and ERA-5 data. A temperature rise of +0.2 °C per decade matched farmers’ perceptions. Increased crop water deficit and surplus volumes suggest more intense sub-daily convective rainfall, helping explain perceived changes in precipitation and wind (Serrano et al., 2025).

Livia Serrao; Lorenzo Giovannini; Luz Elita Balcazar Terrones; Hugo Alfredo Huamaní Yupanqui; Guido Zolezzi; Dino Zardi

University of Trento (Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering) Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva & Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana (Tingo María, Huánuco) Center Agriculture Food Environment (C³A), Italia — Università di Trento

Tag: The_Amazon SustainableProductivity
Country: Peru
Sector: Tropical Agriculture Agri-Food (total)
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation Agrifood Context
Instrument: Support to technological research and development Technical assistance to producers Digitization of information
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Indigenous communities Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.)
Result: Increased knowledge Strengthened water resources management