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

Evidences

12 results

Agricultural support

03/04/2025 Go to Evidence

1.3% of GDP and 16% of agricultural GDP in LAC correspond to agricultural support (Conroy et al., 2024).

(Conroy et al., 2024).

Conroy, H., Rondinone, G., De Salvo, C. P., y Muñoz, G. (2024). Políticas agropecuarias en América Latina y el Caribe 2023. https://doi.org/10.18235/0013100

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Support or subsidy for the acquisition of production assets Support or subsidy for agricultural producer prices Support for the adoption of agricultural technologies (transfering to producers) Support to technological research and development
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers

Agricultural support in Argentina

06/11/2024 Go to Evidence

0.1 % of GDP was the budget support to agriculture in 2021-23, while the Total Support Estimate (TSE) remained negative from -0.8 % in 2000-02 to -1.6 % in 2021-23 (OECD, 2024).

OECD (2024)

OECD (2024), Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2024: Innovation for Sustainable Productivity Growth, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/74da57ed-en

Country: Argentina
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Agrifood Context Value Addition
Instrument: Support or subsidy for agricultural producer prices Consumer prices subsidies for agrifood products Conditional support to producers Direct transfers to producers
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers

Agricultural gross income

06/11/2024 Go to Evidence

3.3% of gross farm income in Brazil corresponded to producer support in 2021-23, a decrease from 7.6% in 2000-02 (OECD, 2024).

OECD (2024), Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2024: Innovation for Sustainable Productivity Growth, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/74da57ed-en

Country: Brazil
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Value Addition
Instrument: Support or subsidy for agricultural producer prices Conditional support to producers Payments or subsidies to the producer based on agricultural production Direct transfers to producers

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

Air Quality

08/08/2023 Go to Evidence

1 in 5 deaths worldwide is caused by poor air quality.

La mala calidad del aire es responsable de aproximadamente 1 de cada 5 muertes en todo el mundo

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: Environment and natural resources
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Support or subsidy for the acquisition of production assets Support or subsidy for agricultural producer prices
Result: Information generation Impact: Climate risk resilience

PRODAF's smart subsidies

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

Smart subsidies combine co-financing and technical assistance. PRODAF’s smart subsidies combined non-reimbursable contributions with technical assistance to foster efficient and environmentally sustainable technology adoption.

Los subsidios inteligentes de PRODAF se implementaron como aportes no reembolsables acompañados por asistencia técnica para promover adopción tecnológica eficiente y ambientalmente sostenible.

Tag: AgTech Innovation SustainableProductivity
Country: Argentina
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agricultural Support Services
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation SPS Services Digital Transformation
Instrument: Support or subsidy for the acquisition of production assets Support or subsidy for agricultural producer prices Agricultural extension services Education and training for farmers Incentives or subsidies for the adoption of good sustainable production practices Payments or subsidies to the producer based on agricultural production
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers
Result: Technological Innovation Improved productivity Improvement in technical assistance and rural extension services

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