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PRODAF: pilot with rigorous evaluation

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

As a national pilot, PRODAF emphasized rigorous evaluation of productive and economic impacts.

El programa se concibió como piloto nacional y se subrayó la necesidad de evaluar rigurosamente sus impactos productivos y económicos.

Strategic Foresight in the Agri-Food Chain

22/03/2022 Go to Evidence

The study conducts a systematic review of the methods applied in prospective studies for strategic planning of agri-food chains in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2010 and 2021. It examines the most widely used methodologies (such as MACTOR, MICMAC, and Delphi), their contributions to decision-making, and the challenges that remain in institutionalizing regional foresight. It also highlights the importance of incorporating a long-term vision that links sustainability, innovation, and food security in the development of agri-food production systems.

Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC). Ensenada, Baja California, México.

Insufficient Public Health Conceptual Frameworks

01/02/2022 Go to Evidence

Current frameworks used to guide nutrition interventions are designed from a health sector paradigm, leaving agricultural aspects not sufficiently leveraged (Duncan et al., 2022).

Los marcos actuales utilizados para guiar las intervenciones nutricionales están diseñados desde un paradigma del sector salud, dejando aspectos agrícolas no suficientemente aprovechados (Duncan et al., 2022).

Duncan, E., Ashton, L., Abdulai, A. R., Sawadogo-Lewis, T., King, S. E., Fraser, E. D. G., Vosti, S., Haines, J., Knight, F., & Roberton, T. (2022). Connecting the food and agriculture sector to nutrition interventions for improved health outcomes. Food Security, 14, 657-675. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-022-01262-3

Agri-food Conceptual Framework Components

02/01/2022 Go to Evidence

12 key components and 35 sub-components represent the identified elements of the agri-food sector that can serve as intervention points to improve nutritional outcomes (Duncan et al., 2022).

12 componentes clave y 35 subcomponentes representan los elementos identificados del sector agroalimentario que pueden servir como puntos de intervención para mejorar resultados nutricionales (Duncan et al., 2022).

Investment in the recovery of sugarcane

24/01/2021 Go to Evidence

PRONAF credit increases the commercialization of family farms and is reinforced with technical assistance, while seed delivery shows no significant impact (Wesz Junior et al., 2024).

Centro de Desenvolvimento Sustentável de la Universidad de Brasília (UnB)

Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia para Mudanças Climáticas

Technological development policies in Bolivia

15/12/2020 Go to Evidence

The article analyzes the historical evolution of innovation, research, and technological development policies in the Bolivian agricultural sector, identifying five stages of institutional transformation and their main limitations.

Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA)

Blanco, C., Quispe, D., & Callisaya, A. (2020). Lineamientos de políticas de investigación y desarrollo tecnológico agrario en Bolivia. Revista de Investigación e Innovación Agropecuaria y de Recursos Naturales, 7(3), 19–32

Incentives by economic sector

01/01/2020 Go to Evidence

23% of incentives in Uruguay go to primary activities, while manufacturing industry receives 22%, concentrating almost half of the total support (Lavalleja & Scalese, 2020).

23% de los incentivos en Uruguay son destinados a las actividades primarias, mientras que la industria manufacturera recibe el 22%, concentrando casi la mitad de los apoyos totales (Lavalleja & Scalese, 2020).

Lavalleja, M. y Scalese, F. (2020). Los incentivos y apoyos públicos a la producción en el Uruguay. CEPAL - Serie Estudios y Perspectivas-Montevideo N° 45.

Value chains

08/10/2019 Go to Evidence

A 1% increase in participation in global value chains is linked to an increase in per capita income of more than 1% in the long run.

Banco Mundial (2019)

Banco Mundial. 2019. Global Value Chains Have Spurred Growth but Momentum Is Flagging.

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.

Agricultural aid

03/01/2015 Go to Evidence

589.3 million pesos was reported by Mexico as Global Measure of Aid in 2007, representing a low level of utilization of its agricultural sector support capacity (CEDRSSA, 2015, p. 6).

589.3 millones de pesos reportó México como Medida Global de Ayuda en 2007, representando un bajo nivel de utilización de su capacidad de apoyo al sector agrícola (CEDRSSA, 2015, p. 6).

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.