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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

13 results

Return on investment in biofortification

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

17 US dollars of benefits may be gained for every dollar invested in biofortification according to the Copenhagen Consensus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

17 dólares estadounidenses de beneficios pueden obtenerse por cada dólar invertido en biofortificación según el Consenso de Copenhague (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.

Tag: Nutrition_Smart_Agriculture Green_Finance Innovation
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Bioinputs
Instrument: Support to technological research and development
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.) Agricultural producers
Result: Profitability

Evidence detail

03/01/2017 Go to Evidence

300 millones de dólares estadounidenses invirtió HarvestPlus en actividades de biofortificación durante 2003-2016 (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).

Bouis, H.E., & Saltzman, A. (2017). Improving nutrition through biofortification: A review of evidence from HarvestPlus, 2003 through 2016. Global Food Security, 12, 49-58.

Tag: Green_Finance Innovation
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Science, technology and innovation
Area: Bioinputs Science, Technology, and Innovation
Instrument: Support to technological research and development
Result: Technological Innovation

PSA Financing

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

5% of the fuel tax in Costa Rica is allocated to financing the Payment for Environmental Services program (Bosselmann, 2008).

5% del impuesto al combustible en Costa Rica se destina al financiamiento del programa de Pagos por Servicios Ambientales (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Tag: Regional_Cooperation Green_Finance
Country: Costa Rica
Sector: Finance, banking and insurance Environment and natural resources
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Carbon tax PES: Payment for environmental or ecosystem services
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions Land owners or users
Result: Allocation of public expenditure Effectiveness of public expenditure