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Financing to end poverty

01/09/2022 Go to Evidence

140 billion additional annual dollars in agriculture and rural development are needed to eradicate poverty and hunger in the world (World Bank, 2022).

140 mil millones de dólares anuales adicionales en agricultura y desarrollo rural es lo que las agencias de las Naciones Unidas estimaron que se necesitarían para acabar con la pobreza y el hambre en todo el mundo. (Banco Mundial, 2022)

Banco Mundial.2024.Designing and Implementing AgTech Innovation Challenges and Competitions (AICC)

Bioinputs market

26/08/2022 Go to Evidence

0.9% of the global bioinputs market belongs to Colombia (Corficolombiana, 2022).

Corficolombiana. (2022). Perspectiva sectorial: agroindustria. Bioinsumos: Panorama y oportunidades para el agro colombiano. 26 de Agosto de 2022.

Country: Colombia
Area: Bioinputs

Pesticide use

26/08/2022 Go to Evidence

50% less in the use of pesticides is the goal of the European Commission for 2030 (Corficolombiana, 2022).

Corficolombiana. (2022). Perspectiva sectorial: agroindustria. Bioinsumos: Panorama y oportunidades para el agro colombiano. 26 de Agosto de 2022.

Farm to Fork: New rules to reduce the risk and use of pesticides in the EU https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_22_3694

Total sales

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

US$ 13,064 is the increase in sales value among beneficiaries (IPW), excluding dairy ((Table 5, p.27–28).

US$ 13.064 es el aumento en el valor de ventas de beneficiarios (IPW), para la muestra sin lácteos (Tabla 5, p.27–28).

Net income

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

US$ 12,928 is the increase in net income (beneficiaries vs. controls), sample without dairy (Table 5, p.27).

US$ 12.928 es el incremento del ingreso neto (beneficiarios vs. controles), muestra sin lácteos (Tabla 5, p.27).

Agriculture and food sovereignty

01/07/2022 Go to Evidence

The relationship between agriculture, food security, and food sovereignty is investigated, highlighting the role of public policies in guaranteeing the right to adequate and sustainable food. Based on an analysis of academic sources and international organizations, it addresses the main challenges facing agriculture in Colombia and Latin America, such as land concentration, dependence on imports, and rural inequality. The study highlights the need to strengthen family farming, promote gender equality, and consolidate local food systems geared toward self-sufficiency and social justice.

Universidad de Cundinamarca, Cundinamarca, Colombia.

Fonseca-Carreño, N. E., & Bossa-Pabon, K. A. (2022). La Agricultura y su incidencia en la Seguridad y la Soberanía Alimentaria. Una revisión. Revista Científica Profundidad Construyendo Futuro, 17(17), 85-101.

Agroecology and Food Security in Peru

22/06/2022 Go to Evidence

The study examines how agroecology supports food security and climate change mitigation in Peru. It highlights its role in strengthening family farming, conserving biodiversity, and reducing emissions (Glave & Escobedo, 2022).

Manuel Glave; Jaime Escobedo

Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE), Perú

Subsistence subsystems in the central Andes of Per

06/06/2022 Go to Evidence

Climate change threatens subsistence agriculture by reducing productivity and increasing food insecurity, especially in vulnerable rural communities, requiring differentiated policies and local adaptation strategies (Córdova, 2021).

Córdova, H. (2021). Agricultura y cambio climático. Impactos en los subsistemas de subsistencia en los Andes centrales del Perú. Anuario Latinoamericano – Ciencias Políticas y Relaciones Internacionales, [S.l.], v. 12, p. 121-140, june 2022. ISSN 2449-8483.

Anuario Latinoamericano – Ciencias Políticas y Relaciones Internacionales.

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.