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Agricultural investment

01/01/2021 Go to Evidence

In 54 countries monitored by the OECD, only 17% of the public agricultural budget is allocated to investment in agricultural innovation systems, biosafety and infrastructure, despite their high economic and social returns.

OECD (2021).

OECD. 2021. Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2021: Addressing the Challenges Facing Food Systems.

Agricultural aid

03/01/2015 Go to Evidence

4% maintained Mexico in distorting aid between 2001 and 2007, below Canada (6.1%), but higher than United States (3.1%), European Union (2.9%) and Brazil (1.8%) (CEDRSSA, 2015, p. 17).

4% mantuvo México en ayudas distorsionantes entre 2001 y 2007, por debajo de Canadá (6.1%), pero superior a Estados Unidos (3.1%), la Unión Europea (2.9%) y Brasil (1.8%) (CEDRSSA, 2015, p. 17).

Macías Uribe, C. (2019). World Agricultural Trade Reform, Insertion of Mexico´s agricultural sector under NAFTA and the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, 1994-2012. Textual, 74, 13-49.

How can climate policy benefit from comprehensive

07/09/2012 Go to Evidence

The article discusses how climate policies can benefit from land use approaches that integrate forest conservation and sustainable agriculture. Using a model applied to a hypothetical farm in South America, the authors assess the ecological and economic viability of the “compartment approach” (CAP), which proposes a mix of small plots of diverse crops, reforestation of abandoned lands and conservation of primary forests. They conclude that, with the right incentives, this approach improves long-term economic performance and can contribute to greenhouse gas mitigation without compromising food security.

Technische Universität München

Ecological Society of America (ESA)