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Minimum Size for Polygon Geolocation

30/04/2025 Go to Evidence

4 hectares represents the minimum plot size (excluding cattle production) from which geolocation must be provided using polygons with enough latitude and longitude points to outline the perimeter of the land (Sarmiento, 2025).

4 hectáreas representa el tamaño mínimo de parcela (excluyendo producción ganadera) a partir del cual la geolocalización debe proporcionarse usando polígonos con suficientes puntos de latitud y longitud para delinear el perímetro de la tierra (Sarmiento, 2025).

Double cropped areas

22/11/2024 Go to Evidence

60% of the total soybean area in Mato Grosso was under double cropping system by 2013, increasing from 10% in 2001 (Garrett et al.,2018).

60% del área total de soja en Mato Grosso estaba bajo sistema de doble cultivo para 2013, aumentando desde un 10% en 2001 (Garrett et al.,2018).

Garrett, R.D., Koh, I., Lambin, E.F., le Polain de Waroux, Y., Kastens, J.H., & Brown, J.C. (2018). Intensification in agriculture-forest frontiers: Land use responses to development and conservation policies in Brazil. Global Environmental Change, 53, 233-243.

Arable Land in the Dominican Republic

04/04/2024 Go to Evidence

39,710 arable hectares per worker are available in the Dominican Republic, being approximately 18% of the world average of 219,281 hectares per worker (Campos et al., 2024).

39,710 hectáreas arables por trabajador tiene República Dominicana, siendo aproximadamente el 18% del promedio mundial de 219,281 hectáreas por trabajador (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.

Arable Land in Costa Rica

04/04/2024 Go to Evidence

31,638 arable hectares per worker are available in Costa Rica, being approximately 14% of the world average of 219,281 hectares per worker (Campos et al., 2024).

31,638 hectáreas arables por trabajador tiene Costa Rica, siendo aproximadamente el 14% del promedio mundial de 219,281 hectáreas por trabajador (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.

Arable Land in Panama

02/04/2024 Go to Evidence

20,913 arable hectares per worker are available in Panama, being the least amount among ADD countries and less than 10% of the world average of 219,281 hectares per worker (Campos et al., 2024).

20,913 hectáreas arables por trabajador tiene Panamá, siendo la menor cantidad entre los países ADD y menos del 10% del promedio mundial de 219,281 hectáreas por trabajador (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.

Land contribution to growth

17/02/2024 Go to Evidence

0.587 percentage points was the average contribution of land to economic growth in the Latin American countries studied between 1825-2015 (Zaman, 2024).

0.587 puntos porcentuales fue la contribución promedio de la tierra al crecimiento económico en los países latinoamericanos estudiados entre 1825-2015 (Zaman, 2024).

Miethy, Zaman. (2024). Total factor productivity, transitional dynamics and endogenous growth accounting for Latin America: Evidence from two centuries' data. Economics of transition and institutional change, doi: 10.1111/ecot.12411

Surface Area on Hillsides

30/12/2022 Go to Evidence

65% of the country's surface area is on hillsides, that is, with a slope greater than 15%, where most small producers cultivate (Martín Manzano, 2012).

El 65% de la superficie del país está en zona de laderas, es decir, con una pendiente mayor al 15%, donde la mayoría de los pequeños productores cultivan (Martín Manzano, 2012).

Martín Manzano, M. del M. (2012). La FAO y la agricultura familiar: El caso de El Salvador. FAO El Salvador.

Diagnosis of Andean livestock farming in Peru

29/12/2022 Go to Evidence

Peru's Andean livestock system is highly heterogeneous structurally, with a predominance of small producers, low productivity and limited access to technical services, which requires differentiated policies by type of producer (Quispe et al., 2022).

INIA Institutional Repository

Revista Científica de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad del Zulia

VSS with Spatial Planning for Biodiversity

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

89% of the analyzed VSS (8 out of 9) include required criteria for spatial planning to avoid biodiversity loss, excluding only Fairtrade (Larrea et al., 2021).

89% de los VSS analizados (8 de 9) incluyen criterios requeridos para planificación espacial para evitar pérdida de biodiversidad, excluyendo solo Fairtrade (Larrea et al., 2021).