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83% of agrifood companies in Latin America and the Caribbean finance their investments primarily with their own resources due to limited access to credit.
(BID, 2026)
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
65% of agrifood companies in Latin America and the Caribbean identify high logistics and transportation costs as the main barrier to growth and participation in international trade.
(BID, 2026)
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
47% of surveyed agrifood companies in Latin America and the Caribbean report being unaware of public policy instruments targeted at the sector, highlighting gaps in access to support programs.
(BID, 2026)
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)
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)
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)
Targeted cash transfers reduce poverty approximately 2× more per dollar spent than universal subsidies in response to food price shocks.
Crawfurd, L., & Kandpal, E. (2026). The Iran war oil shock will hit the hungry hardest—Cash should be part of the response. Center for Global Development.
Center for Global Development(2026)
The IMF warns that energy-importing Caribbean countries face balance of payments pressures due to rising oil and food prices; oil surpassed USD 100/barrel (+50% in one month), with additional risks for tourism- and remittance-dependent economies.
Kozack, J. ( 2026). International Monetary Fund.
International Monetary Fund 2026
4% of the company's EU turnover in the previous year represents the minimum that fines for non-compliance must reach, calculated based on environmental damage caused and the value of non-compliant products (Sarmiento, 2025).
4% de la facturación anual de la empresa en la UE del año anterior representa el mínimo que deben alcanzar las multas por incumplimiento, calculadas en base al daño ambiental causado y el valor de los productos no conformes (Sarmiento, 2025).
250 employees maximum average, net turnover below EUR 50 million, and balance sheet total below EUR 25 million represent the criteria of which at least two must be met for a business to be considered SME under EUDR regulation (Sarmiento, 2025).
250 empleados como máximo promedio, facturación neta inferior a 50 millones de euros, y total de balance inferior a 25 millones de euros representan los criterios que debe cumplir al menos dos de ellos una empresa para ser considerada PYME bajo la regulación EUDR (Sarmiento, 2025).
65% of small and medium Latin American farmers lack access to adequate financing to adopt technological changes, which is identified as a critical barrier to the materialization of innovations according to CAF diagnostics (Velásquez, A., 2025).
65% de los pequeños y medianos agricultores latinoamericanos carece de acceso a financiamiento adecuado para adoptar cambios tecnológicos, identificándose como una barrera crítica para la materialización de innovaciones según diagnósticos de CAF (Velásquez, A., 2025).
Velásquez, A. (2025). Estudios arqueológicos del aguacate en Mesoamérica. Editorial Académica.