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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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Dominance of Family Farming in LAC

16/11/2023 Go to Evidence

81.4% of farms in LAC and 1 out of every 4 hectares belong to family farming, which totals more than 16 million farms (FAO, 2022).

FAO, 2022)

Acción Mundial sobre el Desarrollo Verde de Productos Agrícolas Especiales: Un país, Un Producto Prioritario

Tag: Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Family Farming
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Result: Information generation

Food Inflation

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

11.3% was food inflation in January 2023 and in June it had dropped to 6.1% in Latin America (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).

ISPA, 2023

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1157-perspectivas-de-la-agricultura-y-del-desarrollo-rural-en-las-americas:-una-mirada-hacia-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2023-2024-las-crisis-alimentaria,-energetica-y-financiera-estan-empujando-a-mas-

Tag: Food_Inflation Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Food
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Result: Information generation

International energy prices

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

40% is the projected increase in energy goods since 2021, while food will rise by 11% in 2023 (ECLAC, 2022).

CEPAL, 2022

https://opsaa.iica.int/resources/?thematic-area=&countries=&resource_types=&search=Balance+preliminar+de+las+econom%C3%ADas

Tag: Food_Inflation Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Energies excl. Renewable energies
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Result: Information generation

General inflation

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

8.4% was the inflationary peak in June 2022, falling to 4.2% in June 2023 in 18 countries (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).

ISPA, 2023

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1157-perspectivas-de-la-agricultura-y-del-desarrollo-rural-en-las-americas:-una-mirada-hacia-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2023-2024-las-crisis-alimentaria,-energetica-y-financiera-estan-empujando-a-mas-

Tag: Food_Inflation Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Result: Information generation

Wheat imports

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

Less than 3% of wheat imports in LAC come from Ukraine and Russia, and even less in the case of other grains (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).

ISPA, 2023

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1157-perspectivas-de-la-agricultura-y-del-desarrollo-rural-en-las-americas:-una-mirada-hacia-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2023-2024-las-crisis-alimentaria,-energetica-y-financiera-estan-empujando-a-mas-

Tag: Armed_Conflict Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Cereals and cereal products
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Result: Information generation

Food Price Trends

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

125.1 was the FAO food price index, 15.5 points above the 2010-2019 average but below the 2021 level (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).

ISPA, 2023

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1157-perspectivas-de-la-agricultura-y-del-desarrollo-rural-en-las-americas:-una-mirada-hacia-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2023-2024-las-crisis-alimentaria,-energetica-y-financiera-estan-empujando-a-mas-

Tag: Outlook2023-2024
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Finance, banking and insurance
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses
Result: Information generation