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Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

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Agroideas improves household income

28/11/2025 Go to Evidence

31% increase in self-employment income among households with longer participation in the AGROIDEAS iniciative (MIDAGRI, 2024).

MIDAGRI, 2024

Tag: AgTech Value_chains Innovation InvestmentFinancing TFP
Country: Peru
Sector: Information technology
Area: Value Addition Science, Technology, and Innovation
Instrument: Support or subsidy for the acquisition of production assets Seedling/working capital grants to start manufacturing or processing processes Agricultural extension services Direct transfers to producers
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Family agriculture Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.) Agricultural producers
Result: Access to financial services Productive diversification Impact: Production inclusion Technological Innovation Improved productivity Income improvement

Record global temperature in 2024 and impacts on P

20/11/2025 Go to Evidence

20.29 °C was the global average temperature recorded in 2024, with an anomaly of +1.18 °C (SENAMHI, 2024). This thermal increase is reflected in Peru through a higher frequency and intensity of droughts, floods, heat waves, cold spells, and landslides, affecting ecosystems, infrastructure, and productive sectors.

Senamhi (2024)

Tag: COP30 Climate_Risks
Country: Peru
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agrifood (products) Environment and natural resources
Area: Family Farming
Instrument: Policy Monitoring and Evaluation
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Family agriculture Value Chains
Result: Transition to sustainable land use Impact: Sustainable Rural Development Improved technical capacities Improved productivity Climate mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience

Agricultural growth in LAC 1961–2021

20/11/2025 Go to Evidence

2.9% per year was the growth of agricultural output in LAC since 1961, driven by a 1.7% annual TFP (Total factor productivity) increase (IBD, 2025).

http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013695

Tag: Global_Agricultural_Productivity SustainableProductivity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Value Addition
Instrument: Policy Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic planning
Beneficiary: Consumers Public institutions MSMEs Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth Technological Innovation Improved productivity Impact: Environmental sustainability

Decline in sustainable productivity

20/11/2025 Go to Evidence

30% declines in sustainable productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean when environmental costs are included, lowering total factor productivity (TFP) to 0.14% per year. (IDB, 2025).

http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013695

Tag: Global_Agricultural_Productivity SustainableProductivity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Value Addition
Instrument: Policy Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic planning
Beneficiary: Consumers Public institutions MSMEs Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth Technological Innovation Improved productivity Impact: Environmental sustainability

Recent stagnation of agricultural TFP in LAC

20/11/2025 Go to Evidence

0.9% was the growth of agricultural Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2011 and 2020, signaling a marked slowdown in productivity (IBD, 2025).

http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013695

Tag: Global_Agricultural_Productivity SustainableProductivity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Value Addition
Instrument: Policy Monitoring and Evaluation Strategic planning
Beneficiary: Consumers Public institutions MSMEs Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth Technological Innovation Improved productivity Impact: Environmental sustainability

Agricultural Productivity in Latin America and the

10/11/2025 Go to Evidence

Up to 70% of agricultural productivity growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is reduced when environmental costs are taken into account. The increase in production has been driven mainly by the intensive use of inputs rather than by technological or managerial improvements, highlighting the need for policies that integrate sustainability and innovation. (IDB, 2025)

Salazar, L., Tadeo Ruesta, D. V., Alvarez, L., Bernal Hernandez, S. ., & Martel, P. (2025). Agricultural Productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean (1961-2021): Subregional and National Analysis. Balduzzi Fiallos, M. S. (Ed.).

Tag: Global_Agricultural_Productivity SustainableProductivity
Country: Argentina The Bahamas Belize Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Dominican Republic Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Venezuela
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Value Addition
Instrument: Strategic planning Policy Monitoring and Evaluation
Beneficiary: Consumers Public institutions MSMEs Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth Technological Innovation Improved productivity Impact: Environmental sustainability

IAP ICT: digitization of agri-food chains

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

51 initiatives correspond to information and communication technologies (ICT) in the report’s IAP mapping (ECLAC, 2025).

51 iniciativas corresponden a tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TIC) en el mapeo de IAP del informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Digital_Inclusion
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Information technology Communication technology
Area: Digital Transformation
Instrument: Support for the adoption of agricultural technologies (transfering to producers) Support to technological research and development Networks and platforms for dialogue and collaboration Technology validation
Result: Information generation Improved productivity Digital transformation Export and import traceability

Agricultural sector predominance in IAP

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

In Latin America and the Caribbean, the agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing sector accounts for 248 productive articulation initiatives (PAI), representing 34.8% of the total, according to the report (ECLAC, 2025).

En América Latina y el Caribe, el sector agrícola, silvicultura, caza y pesca concentra 248 iniciativas de articulación productiva (IAP), equivalentes al 34,8% del total de IAP identificadas, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Argentina The Bahamas Belize Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Ecuador Grenada Jamaica Mexico Panama Peru Dominican Republic Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Territorial Management
Instrument: Agricultural extension services Networks and platforms for dialogue and collaboration
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Production inclusion Improved productivity

PAI focused on productive linkages

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

12.7% of the 497 productive articulation initiatives (PAI) (20 countries, 2023–2025) prioritize productive linkages as their strategic focus, according to the report (ECLAC, 2025).

12,7% de las 497 iniciativas de articulación productiva (IAP) (20 países, 2023–2025) priorizan los encadenamientos productivos como foco estratégico, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: The Bahamas Peru Dominican Republic Dominica Grenada Belize Mexico Brazil Suriname Argentina Costa Rica Venezuela Chile Uruguay Colombia Jamaica Ecuador Panama Cuba Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Business plans Networks and platforms for dialogue and collaboration
Result: Impact: Production inclusion Improved productivity

IAP with a focus on product/process innovation

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

8.9% of the 497 productive articulation initiatives (PAI) (20 countries, 2023–2025) prioritize product or process innovation as their strategic focus, according to the report (ECLAC, 2025).

8,9% de las 497 iniciativas de articulación productiva (IAP) (20 países, 2023–2025) prioriza la innovación en productos o procesos como foco estratégico, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Open_science Innovation
Country: Argentina The Bahamas Belize Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Ecuador Grenada Mexico Panama Peru Dominican Republic Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Sector: Agrifood (products) Food technology
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation
Result: Technological Innovation Improved productivity