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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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Agroideas improves household income

28/11/2025 Go to Evidence

31% increase in self-employment income among households with longer participation in the AGROIDEAS iniciative (MIDAGRI, 2024).

MIDAGRI, 2024

Tag: AgTech Value_chains Innovation InvestmentFinancing TFP
Country: Peru
Sector: Information technology
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation Value Addition
Instrument: Support or subsidy for the acquisition of production assets Seedling/working capital grants to start manufacturing or processing processes Agricultural extension services Direct transfers to producers
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Family agriculture Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.) Agricultural producers
Result: Access to financial services Productive diversification Impact: Production inclusion Technological Innovation Improved productivity Income improvement

Agroideas improves guinea pig production

28/11/2025 Go to Evidence

44% increase in the value of guinea pig production among producers benefiting from the AGROIDEAS iniciative (MIDAGRI, 2024).

MIDAGRI, 2024

Tag: AgTech Value_chains Innovation InvestmentFinancing TFP
Country: Peru
Sector: Agrifood (products) Life Animals
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation Value Addition
Instrument: Support or subsidy for the acquisition of production assets Seedling/working capital grants to start manufacturing or processing processes Agricultural extension services Direct transfers to producers
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Family agriculture Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.) Agricultural producers
Result: Access to financial services Productive diversification Impact: Production inclusion Technological Innovation Improved productivity Income improvement

Agroideas increases coffee production value

28/11/2025 Go to Evidence

61% increase in the value of coffee production among households supported by the AGROIDEAS iniciative (MIDAGRI, 2024).

MIDAGRI, 2024

Tag: AgTech Value_chains Innovation InvestmentFinancing TFP
Country: Peru
Sector: Agrifood (products) Coffee and coffee products
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation Value Addition
Instrument: Support or subsidy for the acquisition of production assets Seedling/working capital grants to start manufacturing or processing processes Agricultural extension services Direct transfers to producers
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Family agriculture Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.) Agricultural producers
Result: Access to financial services Productive diversification Impact: Production inclusion Technological Innovation Improved productivity Income improvement

AGROIDEAS increases coffee yield

28/11/2025 Go to Evidence

92% increase in coffee yield per hectare among producers benefiting from the AGROIDEAS program (MIDAGRI, 2024).

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13036/2041

Tag: AgTech Value_chains Innovation InvestmentFinancing TFP
Country: Peru
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation Value Addition
Instrument: Support or subsidy for the acquisition of production assets Seedling/working capital grants to start manufacturing or processing processes Agricultural extension services Direct transfers to producers
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Family agriculture Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.) Agricultural producers
Result: Access to financial services Productive diversification Impact: Production inclusion Technological Innovation Improved productivity Income improvement

Agricultural growth in LAC 1961–2021

20/11/2025 Go to Evidence

2.9% per year was the growth of agricultural output in LAC since 1961, driven by a 1.7% annual TFP (Total factor productivity) increase (IBD, 2025).

http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013695

Tag: Global_Agricultural_Productivity SustainableProductivity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Value Addition
Instrument: Policy Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic planning
Beneficiary: Consumers Public institutions MSMEs Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth Technological Innovation Improved productivity Impact: Environmental sustainability

Decline in sustainable productivity

20/11/2025 Go to Evidence

30% declines in sustainable productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean when environmental costs are included, lowering total factor productivity (TFP) to 0.14% per year. (IDB, 2025).

http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013695

Tag: Global_Agricultural_Productivity SustainableProductivity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Value Addition
Instrument: Policy Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic planning
Beneficiary: Consumers Public institutions MSMEs Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth Technological Innovation Improved productivity Impact: Environmental sustainability

Recent stagnation of agricultural TFP in LAC

20/11/2025 Go to Evidence

0.9% was the growth of agricultural Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2011 and 2020, signaling a marked slowdown in productivity (IBD, 2025).

http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013695

Tag: Global_Agricultural_Productivity SustainableProductivity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Value Addition
Instrument: Policy Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic planning
Beneficiary: Consumers Public institutions MSMEs Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth Technological Innovation Improved productivity Impact: Environmental sustainability

Agricultural Productivity in Latin America and the

10/11/2025 Go to Evidence

Up to 70% of agricultural productivity growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is reduced when environmental costs are taken into account. The increase in production has been driven mainly by the intensive use of inputs rather than by technological or managerial improvements, highlighting the need for policies that integrate sustainability and innovation. (IDB, 2025)

Salazar, L., Tadeo Ruesta, D. V., Alvarez, L., Bernal Hernandez, S. ., & Martel, P. (2025). Agricultural Productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean (1961-2021): Subregional and National Analysis. Balduzzi Fiallos, M. S. (Ed.).

Tag: Global_Agricultural_Productivity SustainableProductivity
Country: Argentina The Bahamas Belize Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Dominican Republic Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Venezuela
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Value Addition
Instrument: Strategic planning Policy Monitoring and Evaluation
Beneficiary: Consumers Public institutions MSMEs Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth Technological Innovation Improved productivity Impact: Environmental sustainability

Manufacturing IAP initiatives: agroindustry and tr

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

188 initiatives correspond to manufacturing industries in the report’s IAP mapping, making it the second sectoral category (ECLAC, 2025).

188 iniciativas corresponden a industrias manufactureras en el mapeo de IAP del informe, ubicándolas como el segundo rubro sectorial (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agrifood (products) Food technology
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation Value Addition
Beneficiary: Agro-industrial producers
Result: Technological Innovation

Ceiling on productivity gains from “closing gaps”

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

12% would be the region’s productivity increase even if it reached the reported reference levels (ECLAC, 2025).

El 12% sería el incremento de productividad de la región incluso si alcanzara determinados niveles de referencia (según el análisis reportado) (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Open_science
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Bioeconomy
Instrument: Organization of innovation systems Technology validation
Result: Technological Innovation Improved productivity