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Avocado Importation for the Superbowl

21/04/2025 Go to Evidence

More than 130 thousand metric tons of avocado are imported from Mexico for guacamole preparation during the American Superbowl, evidencing the cultural and commercial impact of this product in the North American market (Velásquez, A., 2025).

Más de 130 mil toneladas métricas de aguacate se importan desde México para la preparación de guacamole durante el Superbowl estadounidense, evidenciando el impacto cultural y comercial de este producto en el mercado norteamericano (Velásquez, A., 2025).

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

Added value in Argentine wine exports

19/04/2025 Go to Evidence

85% of Argentine wine export revenues come from fine wines, representing a significant improvement in quality and added value of the wine sector (McDermott, 2005).

85% de los ingresos por exportaciones de vino argentino proviene de vinos finos, representando una significativa mejora en la calidad y valor agregado del sector vitivinícola (McDermott, 2005).

McDermott, G. (2005). The Politics of Institutional Renovation and Economic Upgrading: Lessons from the Argentine Wine Industry. William Davidson Institute Working Paper Number 817, University of Michigan.

Sustainable Agroeconomy

23/10/2024 Go to Evidence

5-10 billion annually could generate a sustainable agroeconomy, with nutritious food, low emissions and fair payments to farmers (World Bank, 2024).

Banco Mundial (23 de octubre de 2024). El sector alimentario como motor de crecimiento y empleo. Reuniones Anuales de 2024.

Food value chains support 800 million livelihoods

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

Food value chains support 800 million livelihoods, mostly in small-scale fisheries and aquaculture (Blue Food Assessment, 2021).

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD

Blue Food Assessment. (2021). The Vital Roles of Blue Foods in the Global Food System. https://sc-fss2021.org/wp content/uploads/2021/04/FSS_Brief_Blue_Economy_MT.pdf

Agricultural development

08/10/2024 Go to Evidence

Two to four times more effective than other interventions, agricultural development is a powerful tool for eradicating poverty and boosting shared prosperity, especially among the poorest (UNDP, 2024).

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD

Agriculture and food. (s.f.). Banco Mundial. https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture/overview

Climate-smart practices

20/09/2024 Go to Evidence

USD 329 billion annually could be generated with climate-smart practices, ensuring food security until 2050 without affecting biodiversity and carbon (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).

Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO

Damania, Richard, Stephen Polasky, Mary Ruckelshaus, Jason Russ, Markus Amann, Rebecca Chaplin Kramer, James Gerber, Peter Hawthorne, Martin Philipp Heger, Saleh Mamun, Giovanni Ruta, Rafael Schmitt, Jeffrey Smith, Adrian Vogl, Fabian Wagner, and Esha Zaveri. 2023. Nature’s Frontiers: Achieving Sustainability, Efficiency, and Prosperity with Natural Capital. Environment and Sustainable Development series. Washington, DC: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1923-0.

Sustainable agriculture

20/09/2024 Go to Evidence

USD 4.3 trillion in 2030 could be generated in health, economic and environmental benefits by investing in low-emission agriculture and land-use transformation, with a 16 to 1 return on costs (Sutton, Lotsch & Prasann, 2024).

Sutton, William R., Alexander Lotsch, & Ashesh Prasann. 2024. Recipe for a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System. Agriculture and Food Series. Washington, DC: Banco Mundial. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-2093-9. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 IGO

Purchase of local products

06/03/2024 Go to Evidence

Every 1 million USD of local product purchases benefits around 400 farming individuals with an increase of 1,865 USD per farmer annually (WFP and ECLAC, 2024).

Cada 1 millón de USD de compra de productos locales beneficia a cerca de 400 personas agricultoras con un incremento de USD 1.865 por agricultor anual bruto (WFP y CEPAL, 2024)

WFP y CEPAL, 2024. Las compras locales de alimentos como posible factor de desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe. Estimación del impacto de las compras locales del Programa Mundial de Alimentos en Honduras y Guatema

Total sales

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

US$ 13,064 is the increase in sales value among beneficiaries (IPW), excluding dairy ((Table 5, p.27–28).

US$ 13.064 es el aumento en el valor de ventas de beneficiarios (IPW), para la muestra sin lácteos (Tabla 5, p.27–28).