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

Evidences

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PAI focused on improving access to credit

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

0.6% of the 497 productive articulation initiatives (PAI) (same 20 countries; 2023–2025) prioritize improving access to credit (ECLAC, 2025).

Tag: Green_Finance InvestmentFinancing
Country: Argentina The Bahamas Belize Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Ecuador Grenada Jamaica Mexico Panama Peru Dominican Republic Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Access to preferential credits Expansion of the supply of agricultural credit International financial cooperation Microcredits
Beneficiary: MSMEs Agro-industrial producers Agricultural producers
Result: Access to financial services

Carbon Credits

20/12/2023

275 million carbon credits were issued by independent crediting mechanisms (58% of the 475 million in 2022) (World Bank, 2023).

275 millones de créditos de carbono fueron emitidos por mecanismos de acreditación independientes (58% de los 475 millones de 2022) (Banco Mundial, 2023)

Banco Mundial, 2023. Stade and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2023.

Tag: Decarbonization
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Energies excl. Renewable energies Environment and natural resources
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Emission trading systems (ETS) Microcredits
Result: Reduced carbon intensity of agrifood systems

Impact of Capacity-Based Lending

16/11/2006 Go to Evidence

75% of financial institutions that implement capacity-based loans instead of collateral-based loans increase the volume of their loans to creditworthy companies and improve their creditworthiness (Sabel & Reddy, 2006).

75% de las instituciones financieras que implementan préstamos basados en capacidades en lugar de préstamos basados en garantías aumentan el volumen de sus préstamos a empresas dignas de crédito y mejoran su propia solvencia crediticia (Sabel y Reddy, 2006).

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

Tag: Outlook-2025-2026
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Economia, total goods Finance, banking and insurance
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Access to preferential credits Access to entrepreneurial financing or seed capital Expansion of the supply of agricultural credit International financial cooperation Microcredits
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions Entrepreneurs
Result: Access to financial services Impact: Economic growth Impact: Production inclusion

Multiplier Effect of Consumer Credit

16/11/2006 Go to Evidence

80% of financial institutions that improve their ability to assess the solvency of companies increase their willingness to lend on more favorable terms to employees and families of capable companies, generating a multiplier effect in the economy (Sabel & Reddy, 2006).

80% de las instituciones financieras que mejoran su capacidad para evaluar la solvencia de las empresas aumentan su disposición para prestar en términos más favorables a los empleados y familias de empresas capaces, lo que genera un efecto multiplicador en la economía (Sabel y Reddy, 2006).

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

Tag: Outlook-2025-2026
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Science, technology and innovation Economia, total goods Finance, banking and insurance
Instrument: Expansion of the supply of agricultural credit International financial cooperation Guarantee or endorsements Microcredits
Result: Access to financial services