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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: Biodiversity Conservation Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Family Farming
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

Implicit subsidies

08/08/2023 Go to Evidence

More than USD 7 trillion annually, equivalent to 8% of the world economy, is associated with implicit subsidies to agriculture, fisheries and fossil fuels.

Los subsidios implícitos a la agricultura, la pesca y los combustibles fósiles como la contaminación, las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, la congestión vial y la destrucción de la naturaleza suman más de USD 7 billones anuales representando el 8 % del valor de la economía mundial (Damania, 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 Energies excl. Renewable energies Environment and natural resources Aquaculture 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) Subsidies to interest rates on agricultural loans Consumer prices subsidies for agrifood products
Result: Information generation 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

In cotton, sales increased

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

US$ 30,980 is the increase in cotton sales among beneficiaries.

US$ 30.980 es el incremento de ventas en algodón para beneficiarios.

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Argentina
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Family Farming
Instrument: Agricultural extension services Payments or subsidies for the acquisition of variable inputs (eg fertilizers)
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural producers
Result: Improved commercial competitiveness Improved productivity

In cotton, net income/ha increased

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

US$ 182.2/ha is the increase in net income in cotton.

US$ 182,2 por hectárea es el aumento del ingreso neto en algodón (beneficiarios).

Tag: SustainableProductivity
Country: Argentina
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Family Farming
Instrument: Technical assistance to producers Payments or subsidies for the acquisition of variable inputs (eg fertilizers)
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Value Chains Agricultural producers
Result: Improved productivity Profitability

Chain technologies: cotton

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

Certified seeds, agrochemicals, and IPM financed to close technology gaps in cotton.

Semillas certificadas, agroquímicos y MIP se financiaron para cerrar brechas tecnológicas.

Tag: Innovation
Country: Argentina
Sector: Pesticides and other agrochemicals Seeds Agricultural Support Services
Area: SPS Services
Instrument: Payments or subsidies for the acquisition of variable inputs (eg fertilizers)
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural producers
Result: Plant disease control Improved productivity

Policies that distort prices

01/12/2021 Go to Evidence

540 billion dollars are spent annually on producer support, two-thirds of which distort prices and damage the environment (FAO, UNDP and UNEP, 2021).

FAO, UNDP and UNEP; 2021

FAO, UNDP and UNEP. 2021. A multi-billion-dollar opportunity – Repurposing agricultural support to transform food systems. Rome, FAO.

Country: El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agri-Food (total)
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Support or subsidy for agricultural producer prices Support to technological research and development Incentives or subsidies for the adoption of good sustainable production practices Subsidies to interest rates on agricultural loans Payments or subsidies to the producer based on agricultural production 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) Direct transfers to producers Conditional social transfers
Result: Improved commercial competitiveness Improved productivity Impact: Food and nutritional security

% of subsidy in FISP seeds of Zambia

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

50% minimum subsidy provides the Farmer Input Support Program (FISP) for maize seeds and fertilizers in Zambia (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017). Mención: 50% de subsidio mínimo proporciona el Programa de Apoyo a Insumos para Agricultores (FISP) para semillas de maíz y fertilizantes en Zambia (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

50% de subsidio mínimo proporciona el Programa de Apoyo a Insumos para Agricultores (FISP) para semillas de maíz y fertilizantes en Zambia (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.

Tag: Nutrition_Smart_Agriculture
Country: Zambia
Sector: Fertilizers (products) Seeds
Area: Bioinputs
Instrument: Support or subsidy for the acquisition of production assets Payments or subsidies for the acquisition of variable inputs (eg fertilizers)
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers
Result: Food affordability