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

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300-500k ton reserve

2016 Go to Evidence

300,000 to 500,000 metric tons of basic grains are proposed as a humanitarian emergency reserve, about 5% of food aid flows of 6.7 million wheat-equivalent tons.

Torero (2016)

Torero, M. (2016). Alternative mechanisms to reduce food price volatility and price spikes: Policy responses at the global level. In M. Kalkuhl et al. (Eds.), Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy. Springer. https://opsaa.iica.int/en/resource-2747-alternative-mechanisms-to-reduce-food-price-volatility-and-price-spikes-policy-responses-at-the-global-level

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Regional_Cooperation GlobalCatastrophicRisks
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Cereals and cereal products Food
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Food aid Bilateral, regional, multi-country, multilateral and global agreements
Beneficiary: Consumers Public institutions
Result: Impact: Food and nutritional security Risk mitigation Food access

Restrictions explain 30%

2016 Go to Evidence

Up to 30% of the price increase in the first six months of 2008 can be explained by trade restrictions, according to IFPRI simulations with the MIRAGE model cited in the chapter.

Torero (2016)

Torero, M. (2016). Alternative mechanisms to reduce food price volatility and price spikes: Policy responses at the global level. In M. Kalkuhl et al. (Eds.), Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy. Springer. https://opsaa.iica.int/en/resource-2747-alternative-mechanisms-to-reduce-food-price-volatility-and-price-spikes-policy-responses-at-the-global-level

Tag: Food_Inflation Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Cereals and cereal products Food
Area: Agrifood Context International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Trade facilitation
Beneficiary: Consumers Public institutions
Result: Improved market efficiency Food affordability Impact: Food and nutritional security Increased market competition

Challenge of Inefficient Governments

16/11/2006 Go to Evidence

65% of governments in developing countries are considered inefficient or even predatory, posing a significant challenge to fostering micro learning that simultaneously relaxes macro constraints (Sabel & Reddy, 2006).

65% de los gobiernos en países en desarrollo son considerados ineficientes o incluso depredadores, lo que plantea un desafío significativo para fomentar el aprendizaje micro que simultáneamente relaja las restricciones macro (Sabel y Reddy, 2006).

Sabel, C. F., & Reddy, S. G. (2006). Learning to Learn: Undoing the Gordian Knot of Development Today.

Tag: Urban_Rural_Gap Value_chains NewGenerationPolicies
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Economia, total goods Business organization and management
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Intersectoral and interinstitucional coordination Institutional capacity building Influence on public policies
Result: Effectiveness of public expenditure Improved technical capacities Institutional capacity building Impact: Governability

Cooperatives in the Argentine wine sector

19/12/2005 Go to Evidence

10% of wine companies in Argentina are cooperatives, many of which emerged as a result of specific policies to strengthen small producers (McDermott, 2005). Mención: El 10% de las empresas vitivinícolas en Argentina son cooperativas, muchas de las cuales surgieron como resultado de políticas específicas para fortalecer a los pequeños productores (McDermott, 2005).

10% de las empresas vitivinícolas en Argentina son cooperativas, muchas de las cuales surgieron como resultado de políticas específicas para fortalecer a los pequeños productores (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: Value_chains Outlook-2025-2026
Country: Argentina
Sector: Agrifood (products)
Area: Associativity
Instrument: Fostering of associativity
Beneficiary: Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.)
Result: Impact: Production inclusion Impact: Social inclusion