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Monitoring, Evaluation and Best Practices

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

Evidences

34 results

Companies Demand Trade-Related Training

27/04/2026 Go to Evidence

67% of surveyed agrifood companies in Latin America and the Caribbean are interested in training on market access and international trade.

(BID, 2026)

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)

Tag: Value_chains InvestmentFinancing NewGenerationPolicies
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (agg. 20 countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Finance, banking and insurance
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Agrifood Context Value Addition
Instrument: Expansion of the supply of agricultural credit Entrepreneurial capacity building Marketing and trade promotion Linkages between producers and value chains and markets
Beneficiary: Value Chains
Result: Access to financial services Improved logistical and administrative capacity Improved commercial competitiveness

SMEs Dominate the Regional Agrifood Sector

27/04/2026 Go to Evidence

66% of surveyed agrifood companies in Latin America and the Caribbean identify themselves as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

(BID, 2026)

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)

Tag: Value_chains InvestmentFinancing NewGenerationPolicies
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (agg. 20 countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Finance, banking and insurance
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Agrifood Context Value Addition
Instrument: Expansion of the supply of agricultural credit Entrepreneurial capacity building Marketing and trade promotion Linkages between producers and value chains and markets
Beneficiary: Value Chains
Result: Access to financial services Improved logistical and administrative capacity Improved commercial competitiveness

20x20 Initiative

28/11/2025 Go to Evidence

Millions of hectares restored through the 20x20 Initiative show how mixed financing complements regional climate goals (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

CAF (2025). 11 grandes noticias de CAF en el marco de LA COP30 .

Tag: COP30
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Environment and natural resources
Area: Biodiversity Conservation
Instrument: International financial cooperation
Beneficiary: Public institutions
Result: Access to financial services

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

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 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 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

Financing-institution support for PAI

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

42 initiatives report financing from financing institutions within the dataset of 687 Productive Articulation Initiative (PAI) in 18 countries (2023–2025) (ECLAC, 2025).

42 iniciativas reportan financiamiento desde instituciones de financiamiento dentro de la base de 687 Iniciativas de Articulación Productiva (IAP) en 18 países (2023–2025), según el gráfico del informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Green_Finance InvestmentFinancing
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Result: Access to financial services Impact: Production inclusion

PAI focused on improving access to credit

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

0.6% of the 497 productive articulation initiatives (PAI) (same 20 countries; 2023–2025) prioritize improving access to credit (ECLAC, 2025).

Tag: Green_Finance InvestmentFinancing
Country: Argentina The Bahamas Belize Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Ecuador Grenada Jamaica Mexico Panama Peru Dominican Republic Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Access to preferential credits Expansion of the supply of agricultural credit International financial cooperation Microcredits
Beneficiary: MSMEs Agro-industrial producers Agricultural producers
Result: Access to financial services