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Guyana's Agricultural Growth Surge

27/08/2025 Go to Evidence

The agricultural sector is undergoing a profound transformation: in 2025, the country achieved a production of over 700,000 tons of rice for the first time.( Ali, M. I., y Mustapha, Z. , 2025)

Ali, M. I., y Mustapha, Z. (2025). Guyana: una nueva frontera agrícola en las Américas. Infobae.

https://www.infobae.com/america/opinion/2025/08/27/guyana-una-nueva-frontera-agricola-en-las-americas/

Assessment of Agricultural Production 2024 - 2025

14/07/2025 Go to Evidence

Report about Peru’s agricultural sector. Pointing out the recovery compared to the previous year was driven by a 6.4% increase in the crop farming subsector and a 1.2% increase in the livestock subsector.

Informe de evaluación de siembras y cosechas 2025, publicado por MIDAGRI.

Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego (MIDAGRI), 2025

Bonds and bioeconomy

16/05/2025 Go to Evidence

1 billion was the value of Brazil's first sovereign bond dedicated to the bioeconomy, issued in 2022 (Ministry of Economy Brazil, 2023).

Ministerio de Economía Brasil, 2023

Ministerio de Economía Brasil. (2023). Reporte de emisión de títulos verdes soberanos 2022-2023.

Carbon credits

16/05/2025 Go to Evidence

More than $85 million in carbon credits have been mobilized in Costa Rica since 2021, highlighting the role of agriculture and bioenergy (Bolsa Nacional de Valores, 2023).

Bolsa Nacional de Valores, 2023

Bolsa Nacional de Valores. (2023). Reporte anual de transacciones en mercados ambientales. Costa Rica

Cost of green hydrogen

16/05/2025 Go to Evidence

2.50/kg would cost green hydrogen in Paraguay by 2030, consolidating its advantage over the regional average of $3.80/kg (IDB Invest, 2023).

BID Invest, 2023

BID Invest. (2023). ATOME: First green hydrogen & fertilizer export project in Paraguay. https://idbinvest.org/en/projects/atome-first-green-hydrogen-fertilizer-export-project-paraguay

Biofuels in livestock

15/05/2025 Go to Evidence

More than 40% energy savings and 35% lower emissions confirm the viability of biofuels in livestock farming (Foundation for Agricultural Innovation, 2023).

Fundación para la Innovación Agraria, 2023

Fundación para la Innovación Agraria. (2023). Resultados Programa Biogas_Pro Chile: Evaluación de Impacto 2020-2023.

Use of fossil fuels

15/05/2025 Go to Evidence

A 70% reduction in the use of fossil fuels has enabled this process, in addition to improving waste management and generating income from the sale of surplus electricity (ECLAC, 2022).

CEPAL, 2022

CEPAL. (2022). Evaluación del potencial de energía a partir de biomasa residual en Costa Rica. Naciones Unidas. https://repositorio.cepal.org/handle/11362/48163

Biodiesel Production

15/05/2025 Go to Evidence

By 15 % annually, biodiesel production grew between 2018 and 2022, generating significant economic benefits in rural areas (Federación Nacional de Biocombustibles de Colombia, 2023).

Federación Nacional de Biocombustibles de Colombia, 2023

Federación Nacional de Biocombustibles de Colombia. (2023). Cifras del sector biocombustibles 2023

Biodiesel Jobs

15/05/2025 Go to Evidence

Some 45,000 jobs are generated by the biodiesel sector, highlighting its socioeconomic impact in the interior of Argentina (Cámara Argentina de Biocombustibles, 2023).

Cámara Argentina de Biocombustibles, 2023

Cámara Argentina de Biocombustibles. (2023). Anuario estadístico 2022-2023.