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Remote sensors in banana cultivation

11/03/2022 Go to Evidence

The study presents a review of the use of remote sensors in agriculture, with an emphasis on their applications for banana cultivation (Musa AAA) in Costa Rica and other tropical regions. It evaluates three main areas: the delimitation of cultivated areas, the estimation of productivity, and the diagnosis of diseases. It analyzes the advantages of using satellite imagery, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and drones (UAVs) in agricultural monitoring, highlighting their accuracy (up to 95%) in identifying plantations and detecting diseases such as black Sigatoka and Fusarium wilt. The study demonstrates the potential of these technologies to improve agricultural planning, environmental management, and phytosanitary prevention.

Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica; Corporación Bananera Nacional (CORBANA S.A.); Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (ITCR)

Guzmán-Álvarez, J. A., González-Zuñiga, M., Fernandez, J. A. S., & Calvo-Alvarado, J. C. (2022). Uso de sensores remotos en la agricultura: aplicaciones en el cultivo del banano. Agronomía Mesoamericana, 33(3).

Sustainable agriculture with associated crops

08/01/2022 Go to Evidence

The article analyzes crop association as an alternative for the development of sustainable agriculture in Latin America. Through a review of 88 studies, it shows that polyculture, agroforestry, and silvopastoral systems improve productivity, profitability, and climate resilience compared to monocultures. It highlights the benefits for soil fertility, biodiversity conservation, and climate change mitigation, proposing this practice as a comprehensive path toward agricultural and food sustainability in rural farming contexts.

Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.; Universidad Agraria La Molina, Lima, Perú.

Tamayo Ortiz, C. V., & Alegre Orihuela, J. C. (2022). Asociación de cultivos, alternativa para el desarrollo de una agricultura sustentable. Siembra, 9(1).

Sustainability Standards Mentions in FTAs

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

19 FTAs mention Voluntary Sustainability Standards or related terms such as "eco-labelling", "sustainability standards" or "certifications" according to UNFSS (Larrea et al., 2021).

19 TLC mencionan Estándares Voluntarios de Sostenibilidad o términos relacionados como "eco-etiquetado", "estándares de sostenibilidad" o "certificaciones" según UNFSS (Larrea et al., 2021).

VSS with Ecosystem Maintenance Criteria

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

100% of the analyzed VSS include required criteria to maintain critical and sensitive ecosystems, except Fairtrade which has it as recommended (Larrea et al., 2021).

100% de los VSS analizados incluyen criterios requeridos para mantener ecosistemas críticos y sensibles, excepto Fairtrade que lo tiene como recomendado (Larrea et al., 2021).

Low-emission livestock

28/12/2020 Go to Evidence

70% of the livestock herd and 60% of the livestock area in Costa Rica will adopt low-emission systems with adaptation and resilience measures by 2030 (Government of Costa Rica, 2020).

Gobierno de Costa Rica (2020). Contribución Nacionalmente Determinada de Costa Rica 2020.

Gobierno de Costa Rica (2020). Contribución Nacionalmente Determinada de Costa Rica 2020.

Agroecological practices in tropical livestock far

17/12/2020 Go to Evidence

The article reviews successful agroecological experiences in tropical livestock systems in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting cases in Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, and Guadeloupe. It analyzes how integrated practices—such as adapted genetic management, nutrition with local resources, hormone-free reproductive management, and natural parasite control—improve sustainability, resilience, and animal productivity. It includes emblematic studies such as Finca Tosoly (Colombia) and the “Lèt Agogo” program (Haiti), which combine food production, energy, and ecosystem services. The research proposes a framework for transitioning to resilient, multifunctional, low-emission livestock systems based on biodiversity and the circular economy.

INRAE Guadeloupe, en colaboración con la Universidad Federal Rural de Pernambuco (Brasil), el Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra (Portugal) y el Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE, Costa Rica).

Alexandre, G., Rodriguez, L., Arece, J., Delgadillo, J., Garcia, G. W., Habermeier, K., ... & Archimède, H. (2021). Agroecological practices to support tropical livestock farming systems: a Caribbean and Latin American perspective. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 53(1), 111.

Restoration

01/12/2020 Go to Evidence

50,000 hectares are committed to restoring Panama, which will increase CO2eq absorption by 2.6 million tons annually by 2050, 10% more than the 1994-2017 average (National Government of the Republic of Panama, 2020).

Gobierno Nacional de la República de Panamá (2020). Contribución Determinada a Nivel Nacional de Panamá (CDN1). Primera actualización. Diciembre de 2020.

Gobierno Nacional de la República de Panamá (2020). Contribución Determinada a Nivel Nacional de Panamá (CDN1). Primera actualización. Diciembre de 2020.

International initiatives in indicators

01/02/2017 Go to Evidence

100% of the international initiatives considered for the development of green production indicators include the Sustainable Development Goals, indicators from OECD, UNEP, ILAC, ILO, and UNIDO (Cervera-Ferri & Ureña, 2017).

100% de las iniciativas internacionales consideradas para la elaboración de los indicadores de producción verde incluyen los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, indicadores de la OCDE, PNUMA, ILAC, OIT y ONUDI (Cervera-Ferri y Ureña, 2017).

Cervera-Ferri, J. L., & Ureña, M. L. (2017). Indicadores de producción verde. Una guía para avanzar hacia el desarrollo sostenible. Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).

Green Production in Mexico

02/01/2017 Go to Evidence

.5% of the employed population in Mexico in 2011 represented jobs related to the environmental sector, estimating 1.8 million direct jobs (CEPAL, 2017).

4.5% de la población ocupada en México en 2011 representaba empleos relacionados al sector ambiental, estimándose 1.8 millones de empleos directos (CEPAL, 2017).

Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL). (2017). Ecoinnovación y producción verde. Una revisión sobre las políticas de América Latina y el Caribe. Santiago: Naciones Unidas.

Increase in Extreme Climate Events

30/12/2010 Go to Evidence

8 extreme events per decade experienced El Salvador in the 2000s, compared to 1 event per decade in the 60s and 70s (Martín Manzano, 2012).

8 eventos extremos por década experimentó El Salvador en los años 2000, comparado con 1 evento por década en los años 60 y 70 (Martín Manzano, 2012).

Martín Manzano, M. del M. (2012). La FAO y la agricultura familiar: El caso de El Salvador. FAO El Salvador.