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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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Agricultural subsidies

09/08/2023 Go to Evidence

USD 619 billion is the current value of agricultural subsidies, almost double the USD 325 billion per year reported in 2000.

En USD 619 mil millones están valorados los subsidios agrícolas un crecimiento significativo de lo reportado en el 2000 de USD 325 mil millones anuales (Ding et al., 2021).

Ding, H., A. Markandya, R. Barbieri, M. Calmon, M. Cervera, M. Duraisami, R. Singh, J. Warman, and W. Anderson. 2021. “Repurposing Agricultural Subsidies to Restore Degraded Farmland and Grow Rural Prosperity.” World Resources Institute, Washington, DC.

Tag: Decarbonization
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate) World (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Environment and natural resources
Area: Family Farming Biodiversity Conservation Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Support or subsidy for the acquisition of production assets Support or subsidy for agricultural producer prices Studies and diagnoses Incentives or subsidies for the adoption of good sustainable production practices Payments or subsidies to the producer based on agricultural production Payments or subsidies to the producer based on farm services (mechanization, etc.) Payments or subsidies to the producer for the acquisition of fixed assets (fixed capital formation) Payments or subsidies for the acquisition of variable inputs (eg fertilizers) Export subsidies Subsidies to interest rates on agricultural loans Consumer prices subsidies for agrifood products Subsidies or Exemptions (e.g., from VAT) on Energy Prices
Result: Information generation

Subsidies and Deforestation

08/08/2023 Go to Evidence

14% of forest loss each year is associated with subsidies for products such as soybeans, palm oil and beef due to the advance of the agricultural frontier.

El 14% de la pérdida de bosques en cada año están asociadas a las subvenciones de productos como la soja, el aceite de palma y la carne de res debido al avance de la frontera agrícola (Darmania et al., 2023)

Damania, Richard; Balseca, Esteban; de Fontaubert, Charlotte; Gill, Joshua; Kim, Kichan; Rentschler, Jun; Russ, Jason; Zaveri, Esha. 2023. Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies. © Washington, DC : World Bank. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1036-desarrollo-detox:-reutilizacion-de-subvenciones-perjudiciales-para-el-medio-ambiente

Tag: Decarbonization
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Support or subsidy for the acquisition of production assets Support or subsidy for agricultural producer prices Incentives or subsidies for the adoption of good sustainable production practices Payments or subsidies to the producer based on agricultural production Payments or subsidies to the producer based on farm services (mechanization, etc.) Payments or subsidies to the producer for the acquisition of fixed assets (fixed capital formation) Payments or subsidies for the acquisition of variable inputs (eg fertilizers) Export subsidies Subsidies to interest rates on agricultural loans Consumer prices subsidies for agrifood products
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Climate mitigation Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience

Agricultural and fisheries subsidies

08/08/2023 Go to Evidence

More than USD 635 billion a year is spent on subsidies in the global agricultural sector, while in the fisheries sector it exceeds USD 35 billion a year.

En la agricultura, los subsidios superan los USD 635 000 millones al año y en el sector pesquero estos sobrepasan los USD 35 000 millones al año.

Damania, Richard; Balseca, Esteban; de Fontaubert, Charlotte; Gill, Joshua; Kim, Kichan; Rentschler, Jun; Russ, Jason; Zaveri, Esha. 2023. Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies. © Washington, DC : World Bank.

Tag: Decarbonization
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Aquaculture and fishery products
Area: Family Farming Bioeconomy
Instrument: Support or subsidy for the acquisition of production assets Support or subsidy for agricultural producer prices Incentives or subsidies for the adoption of good sustainable production practices Payments or subsidies to the producer based on agricultural production Payments or subsidies to the producer based on farm services (mechanization, etc.) Payments or subsidies to the producer for the acquisition of fixed assets (fixed capital formation) Payments or subsidies for the acquisition of variable inputs (eg fertilizers) Export subsidies Subsidies to interest rates on agricultural loans Consumer prices subsidies for agrifood products
Result: Information generation Impact: Climate risk resilience

European subsidies

03/01/2002 Go to Evidence

14.8 billion dollars was the base amount of export subsidies from the European Union, reducing to 9.4 billion dollars in 2000, making it the world's largest provider of such support (de Gorter, Ingco, & Ruiz, 2002, p. 4).

14,800 millones de dólares fue el monto base de subsidios a la exportación de la Unión Europea, que se reduciría a 9,400 millones en el año 2000, siendo el mayor otorgante mundial de estos apoyos (de Gorter, Ingco, & Ruiz, 2002, p. 4).

Macías Uribe, C. (2019). World Agricultural Trade Reform, Insertion of Mexico´s agricultural sector under NAFTA and the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, 1994-2012. Textual, 74, 13-49.

Tag: Trade&Environment Regional_Cooperation
Country: European Union
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Economia, total goods
Area: Associativity International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Sectoral or general adjustment of Interest Rates Changes in Import Tariffs Strategies, plans, policies or guidelines; sectoral or national Countervailing measures Export subsidies
Beneficiary: Exporters Agricultural producers
Result: Improved commercial competitiveness Improved market efficiency