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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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Government investment in R&D

28/03/2009 Go to Evidence

83% of agricultural R&D was financed by national governments in LAC in 2006 (ASTI, 2009).

83% del I&D agropecuario fue financiado por gobiernos nacionales en ALC en el 2006 (ASTI, 2009)

ASTI, 2009. Investigación agrícola pública en América Latina y el Caribe. Tendencias de capacidad e inversión

Tag: Innovation
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Science, technology and innovation
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation
Instrument: Support to technological research and development
Beneficiary: Public institutions Researchers
Result: Information generation Technological Innovation

Spending on agricultural R&D

28/03/2009 Go to Evidence

$USD2.8 billion (12% of the global total) was spending on agricultural R&D in LAC in 2000 (ASTI, 2009).

$USD2.800 millones (12% del total global) fue el gasto en I&D agropecuario de ALC en el 2000 (ASTI, 2009)

ASTI, 2009. Investigación agrícola pública en América Latina y el Caribe. Tendencias de capacidad e inversión

Tag: AgTech
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Science, technology and innovation
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation
Instrument: Support to technological research and development
Beneficiary: Researchers
Result: Information generation

Investment in agricultural research

28/03/2009 Go to Evidence

US$3 billion was invested by LAC in agricultural research in 2006 (ASTI, 2009).

USD $3.000 millones invirtió ALC en investigación agropecuaria en 2006 (ASTI, 2009)

ASTI, 2009. Investigación agrícola pública en América Latina y el Caribe. Tendencias de capacidad e inversión

Tag: AgTech
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Science, technology and innovation
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation
Instrument: Support to technological research and development
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Researchers
Result: Increased knowledge Improvement in technical assistance and rural extension services

Coffee cooperatives

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of coffee cooperatives offer economies of scale through joint purchasing, cooperative funds, testing facilities and Fair Trade certification (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de las cooperativas de café proporcionan elementos de economías de escala como compra conjunta de material vegetal, fondos cooperativos que pagan servicios de investigación y extensión, instalaciones conjuntas para pruebas de calidad y posibilidades de certificación de Comercio Justo (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Tag: Value_chains Regional_Cooperation
Country: Costa Rica Nicaragua
Sector: Coffee and coffee products Business organization and management
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation Associativity
Instrument: Support to technological research and development Creation and Development of Standards, Certifications, Labeling, and Seals Fostering of associativity
Beneficiary: Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.)
Result: Improved commercial competitiveness Institutional capacity building

Concentration of Research and Development

16/11/2006 Go to Evidence

90% of global research and development activity is carried out in rich countries, evidencing an international pattern of inequality and disadvantage that limits the innovation capabilities of developing countries (Sabel & Reddy, 2006).

90% de la actividad de investigación y desarrollo mundial se realiza en los países ricos, evidenciando un patrón internacional de desigualdad y desventaja que limita las capacidades de innovación de los países en desarrollo (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
Area: Bioeconomy Science, Technology, and Innovation International Trade and Regional Integration Digital Transformation
Instrument: Support to technological research and development International initiatives in research and development Organization of innovation systems Scientific-technological transfer (from the laboratory to the market)
Result: Technological Innovation