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Expenditures for gaps

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

Central America and the Caribbean should contribute 7% of the necessary spending to cover their gaps in food systems (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Low-yield goat farming systems in the dry forest

21/10/2025 Go to Evidence

This study characterizes goat production systems in the Peruvian Amazonian tropical dry forest using multivariate analysis. Productive, reproductive, nutritional, health, and socioeconomic variables were evaluated to identify producer typologies and understand the dynamics affecting the efficiency of the goat system. The analysis allowed for the distinction of groups with differentiated practices and varying levels of technology, which is key to designing interventions aimed at improving productivity and sustainability (Rodríguez et al., 2025).

Rodríguez Vargas, A. R., Tafur Gutiérrez, L., Sessarego Davila, E. A., Alva Tafur, G., Castañeda Palomino, K. M., Haro Reyes, J. A., Ruiz Chamorro, J. A., Barrantes Campos, C., & Cruz Luis, J. A. (2025).

Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA)

Bioferments improve cocoa growth

07/09/2025 Go to Evidence

This study evaluates the effect of different bio-ferments on the morphology and quality of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) seedlings under nursery conditions. Treatments were compared based on parameters such as height, stem diameter, number of leaves, and seedling quality. The results show significant improvements in growth when bio-ferments are applied, highlighting their potential as an agroecological input for early stages of cacao development (Chuquizuta et al., 2025).

Díaz Chuquizuta, P., Díaz Chuquizuta, H., Arévalo Aranda, Y. G., & Cuevas Giménez, J. P. (2025).

Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA)

Effects of temperature on cattle

25/08/2025 Go to Evidence

A study of 159 Gyr crossbred dairy cows under tropical conditions in Peru compared two estrus synchronization protocols (conventional PC9 vs. extended J-Synch6) for follicular timed induction (FTAI) and evaluated their relationship with heat stress index (THI) in seven critical phases of the program. Both protocols showed similar estrus and pregnancy rates, but J-Synch6 produced larger preovulatory follicles, and its estrus manifestation was more sensitive to hours without heat stress (THI < 72) and to stress peaks (THI ≥ 83) during the follicular growth phase (Vásquez et al., 2025).

Vásquez-Tarrillo, R. W.; Hernández-Guevara, J. E.; Depaz-Hizo, B. A.; Ampuero-Trigoso, G.; Poclín-Rojas, A. Y.; Rojas-Reategui, M.; Segura Portocarrero, G. T.; Juarez-Moreno, J. D.; Quispe-Ccasa, H. A. (2025)

Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA)