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PRODAF's smart subsidies

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

Smart subsidies combine co-financing and technical assistance. PRODAF’s smart subsidies combined non-reimbursable contributions with technical assistance to foster efficient and environmentally sustainable technology adoption.

Los subsidios inteligentes de PRODAF se implementaron como aportes no reembolsables acompañados por asistencia técnica para promover adopción tecnológica eficiente y ambientalmente sostenible.

Plan distribution

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

795, 565, 333 and 317 plans were executed in cotton, livestock, dairy and citrus respectively, demonstrating PRODAF's multi-channel focus.

795, 565, 333 y 317 planes se ejecutaron en algodón, ganadería, lácteos y cítricos respectivamente, evidenciando la focalización multicanal de PRODAF.

Technology adoption

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

56 % of beneficiaries reported adopting at least one new agricultural practice or technology after receiving the smart subsidy and technical assistance.

56 % de los beneficiarios reportaron haber incorporado al menos una nueva práctica o tecnología agrícola luego de recibir el subsidio inteligente y asistencia técnica.

Economic impact

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

Treated farmers reported an average 18 % increase in net agricultural income compared to the control group, based on IPW estimates.

Los productores tratados reportaron un incremento promedio de 18 % en los ingresos netos agropecuarios comparado con el grupo de control, según las estimaciones con ponderación IPW.

Predominantly male labor force

26/04/2022 Go to Evidence

19 % of the formal workforce in agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean are women, although they remain underrepresented in the sector (OECD, 2018).

OCDE (2018), Guía de la OCDE de debida diligencia para una conducta empresarial responsable, OECD Publishing, Paris, ww.oecd.org/investment/due-diligence-guidance-for-responsible-businessconduct.htm.

Loss of biodiversity

14/04/2022 Go to Evidence

38-52% would be the national biodiversity loss in Colombia by 2033 if agricultural expansion is not controlled (Guerrero-Pineda, C. et al., 2022)

38-52% sería la pérdida de biodiversidad nacional en Colombia en 2033 si no se controla la expansión agrícola (Guerrero-Pineda, C. et, al., 2022)

Guerrero-Pineda, C. et, al., 2022. An investment strategy to address biodiversity loss from agricultural expansion

6 Pathways Connecting Agriculture-Nutrition

01/02/2022 Go to Evidence

Nutritional outcomes and agriculture are linked in six important ways: as a source of food, as a source of income, through food prices, women's empowerment, women's time use, and women's health and nutritional status (Duncan et al., 2022).

Los resultados nutricionales y la agricultura están vinculados de 6 maneras importantes: como fuente de alimentos, como fuente de ingresos, a través de precios de alimentos, empoderamiento de mujeres, utilización del tiempo de las mujeres, y salud y estado nutricional de las mujeres (Duncan et al., 2022).

uncan, 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

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

Policies that distort prices

01/12/2021 Go to Evidence

540 billion dollars are spent annually on producer support, two-thirds of which distort prices and damage the environment (FAO, UNDP and UNEP, 2021).

FAO, UNDP and UNEP; 2021

FAO, UNDP and UNEP. 2021. A multi-billion-dollar opportunity – Repurposing agricultural support to transform food systems. Rome, FAO.