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Low agricultural insurance coverage

01/01/2020 Go to Evidence

81% of smallholder farmers with less than 2 ha in non-developed countries (except China) had no agricultural insurance in 2019, while in Latin America and the Caribbean the figure was 67% (IFAD, 2020).

FIDA, 2020

FIDA.2020. Seguros agrícolas en América Latina y el Caribe Desafíos y lecciones a partir de experiencias innovadoras. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1591-seguros-agricolas-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe-desafios-y-lecciones-a-partir-de-experiencias-innovadoras

Expansion of insurance in Uruguay

01/01/2018 Go to Evidence

22,812 hectares insured in 2001 increased to 100,372 hectares in 2017 in Uruguay (FAO, 2018).

FAO, 2018

FAO.2018 Seguros agrícolas para la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe - Lineamientos para su desarrollo e implementación. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1593-seguros-agricolas-para-la-agricultura-familiar-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe---lineamientos-para-su-desarrollo-e-implementacion

PSA Financing

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

5% of the fuel tax in Costa Rica is allocated to financing the Payment for Environmental Services program (Bosselmann, 2008).

5% del impuesto al combustible en Costa Rica se destina al financiamiento del programa de Pagos por Servicios Ambientales (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Multiplier Effect of Consumer Credit

16/11/2006 Go to Evidence

80% of financial institutions that improve their ability to assess the solvency of companies increase their willingness to lend on more favorable terms to employees and families of capable companies, generating a multiplier effect in the economy (Sabel & Reddy, 2006).

80% de las instituciones financieras que mejoran su capacidad para evaluar la solvencia de las empresas aumentan su disposición para prestar en términos más favorables a los empleados y familias de empresas capaces, lo que genera un efecto multiplicador en la economía (Sabel y Reddy, 2006).

Sabel, C. F., & Reddy, S. G. (2006). Learning to Learn: Undoing the Gordian Knot of Development Today.

Impact of Capacity-Based Lending

16/11/2006 Go to Evidence

75% of financial institutions that implement capacity-based loans instead of collateral-based loans increase the volume of their loans to creditworthy companies and improve their creditworthiness (Sabel & Reddy, 2006).

75% de las instituciones financieras que implementan préstamos basados en capacidades en lugar de préstamos basados en garantías aumentan el volumen de sus préstamos a empresas dignas de crédito y mejoran su propia solvencia crediticia (Sabel y Reddy, 2006).

Sabel, C. F., & Reddy, S. G. (2006). Learning to Learn: Undoing the Gordian Knot of Development Today.

Importance of Creditworthiness in Development

16/11/2006 Go to Evidence

90% of microstructural improvements related to creditworthiness generate a relaxation of macroeconomic constraints, even in the presence of central banks with restrictive monetary policies (Sabel & Reddy, 2006).

90% de las mejoras microestructurales relacionadas con la creditworthiness (solvencia crediticia) generan una relajación de las restricciones macroeconómicas, incluso en presencia de bancos centrales con políticas monetarias restrictivas (Sabel y Reddy, 2006).

Sabel, C. F., & Reddy, S. G. (2006). Learning to Learn: Undoing the Gordian Knot of Development Today.