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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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PROCAP Beneficiary Producers

01/12/2025 Go to Evidence

13,000 goat producers in Peru benefit from the PROCAP Investment Project, which promotes research, technical assistance, and productive strengthening in goat farming (INIA, 2025).

INIA, 2025

Tag: Gaps SustainableProductivity
Country: Peru
Sector: Meat and animal products
Area: SPS Services
Instrument: Agricultural extension services Education and training for farmers Technology validation
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Private enterprises Land owners or users
Result: Impact: Sustainable Rural Development Improved market efficiency Improved productivity Improvement in technical assistance and rural extension services

Investment required in SAIA services

21/04/2025 Go to Evidence

80 million dollars annually are estimated necessary to invest in each country of the region to strengthen Agricultural Health and Food Safety Services (SAIA), fundamental to facilitate international trade according to studies cited by CAF (Velásquez, A., 2025).

80 millones de dólares anuales se estima necesario invertir en cada país de la región para fortalecer los Servicios de Sanidad Agropecuaria e Inocuidad Alimentaria (SAIA), fundamentales para facilitar el comercio internacional según estudios citados por CAF (Velásquez, A., 2025).

Velásquez, A. (2025). Estudios arqueológicos del aguacate en Mesoamérica. Editorial Académica.

Tag: Sanitary_Emergency InvestmentFinancing
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures SPS Services
Instrument: Institutional capacity building
Result: Export and import traceability

Global burden of disease

20/11/2023 Go to Evidence

5% of the global burden of disease is related to foodborne diseases (McDermott and Grace, 2011).

(McDermott y Grace, 2011)

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Tag: Sanitary_Emergency Outlook2023-2024
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: One Health
Area: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures SPS Services
Instrument: Sanitary, phytosanitary and biosafety standards

Remote sensing: plots with georeferencing

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

262 (cotton) and 190 (citrus) plots were georeferenced to build NDVI series.

262 (algodón) y 190 (cítricos) parcelas se georreferenciaron para construir series NDVI.

Tag: Open_science Global_Agricultural_Productivity
Country: Argentina
Sector: Science, technology and innovation Agricultural Support Services
Area: SPS Services Digital Transformation
Instrument: Policy to Improve Data and Information Access and Management Early warning systems
Beneficiary: Value Chains Agricultural producers
Result: Information generation Improved productivity

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

Citrus technology adoption

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

0.293 is the increase in technological adoption (citrus), which is highly significant.

0,293 es el aumento en adopción tecnológica (cítricos), altamente significativo.

Tag: Value_chains Innovation
Country: Argentina
Sector: Fruit and vegetables, includes roots and tubers
Area: SPS Services
Instrument: Technical assistance to producers Payments or subsidies to the producer for the acquisition of fixed assets (fixed capital formation)
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural producers
Result: Technological Innovation Improved productivity

Low dairy costs

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

In dairy products, input and labor costs decreased (with methodological caution). US$ 33,854 (inputs) and US$ 11,507 (labor).

En lácteos bajaron costos de insumos y mano de obra (con cautela metodológica). US$ 33.854 (insumos) y US$ 11.507 (mano de obra).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Argentina
Sector: Dairy Value Chain
Area: SPS Services
Instrument: Technical assistance to producers Payments or subsidies to the producer for the acquisition of fixed assets (fixed capital formation)
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers
Result: Improved market efficiency Improved productivity

PRODAF: pilot with rigorous evaluation

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

As a national pilot, PRODAF emphasized rigorous evaluation of productive and economic impacts.

El programa se concibió como piloto nacional y se subrayó la necesidad de evaluar rigurosamente sus impactos productivos y económicos.

Tag: Open_science NewGenerationPolicies
Country: Argentina
Sector: Business organization and management
Area: SPS Services
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses Policy Monitoring and Evaluation
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers
Result: Effectiveness of public expenditure Information generation

Technologies by supply chain: citrus

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

Plant replacement, fertilization, IPM, quality and post-harvest were prioritized.

Reposición de plantas, fertilización, manejo integrado de plagas, calidad y postcosecha fueron priorizados.

Tag: Value_chains SustainableProductivity
Country: Argentina
Sector: Fruit and vegetables, includes roots and tubers Pesticides and other agrochemicals Seeds
Area: SPS Services
Instrument: Technical assistance to producers Direct purchase and delivery of agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers, etc.) Payments or subsidies to the producer for the acquisition of fixed assets (fixed capital formation)
Beneficiary: Value Chains Agricultural producers
Result: Plant disease control Improved productivity

Technologies by value chain: livestock

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

Investments were directed towards water points, fodder, fencing, machinery and general infrastructure.

Inversiones se orientaron a puntos de agua, forrajes, cercados, maquinaria e infraestructura general.

Tag: SustainableProductivity
Country: Argentina
Sector: Life Animals Agricultural buildings, structures and facilities Machines, tools and equipment
Area: Water for Agriculture SPS Services
Instrument: Technical assistance to producers Production infrastructure Payments or subsidies to the producer for the acquisition of fixed assets (fixed capital formation)
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers
Result: Improved productivity Impact: Climate risk resilience