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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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Industrial emissions

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

70% of industrial emissions come from energy-intensive industries (CAF, 2023).

CAF, 2023

Pupo Roncallo, O. R., & González Quiroga, A. (2023). Transición energética y descarbonización en América Latina y el Caribe en industrias de alto consumo energético (Policy Paper N.º 27). CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2268/Policy%20Paper%20N%C2%B027_Transici%C3%B3n%20energ%C3%A9tica%20y%20descarbonizaci%C3%B3n%20en%20ALC%20en%20industrias%20de%20dificil%20descarbonizacion.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y

Tag: Value_chains
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Environment and natural resources
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Urban or peri-urban farmers Family agriculture Public institutions
Result: Information generation

Agroideas improves guinea pig production

28/11/2025 Go to Evidence

44% increase in the value of guinea pig production among producers benefiting from the AGROIDEAS iniciative (MIDAGRI, 2024).

MIDAGRI, 2024

Tag: AgTech Value_chains Innovation InvestmentFinancing TFP
Country: Peru
Sector: Agrifood (products) Life Animals
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation Value Addition
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

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: Science, Technology, and Innovation Value Addition
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

AGROIDEAS increases coffee yield

28/11/2025 Go to Evidence

92% increase in coffee yield per hectare among producers benefiting from the AGROIDEAS program (MIDAGRI, 2024).

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13036/2041

Tag: AgTech Value_chains Innovation InvestmentFinancing TFP
Country: Peru
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation Value Addition
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

Agroideas increases coffee production value

28/11/2025 Go to Evidence

61% increase in the value of coffee production among households supported by the AGROIDEAS iniciative (MIDAGRI, 2024).

MIDAGRI, 2024

Tag: AgTech Value_chains Innovation InvestmentFinancing TFP
Country: Peru
Sector: Agrifood (products) Coffee and coffee products
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation Value Addition
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

Transport & information: key productivity

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

33.6 was the external relative labor productivity index for Transport and information in LAC versus the EU (EU=100) in 2023 (ECLAC, 2025).

33,6 fue el índice de productividad laboral relativa externa del sector Transporte e información de ALC frente a la UE (UE=100) en 2023, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Value_chains Connectivity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries) European Union
Sector: Mobility, Services or Transport Logistics
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Production infrastructure Linkages between producers and value chains and markets
Result: Improved logistical and administrative capacity Improved commercial competitiveness

Manufacturing and external productivity

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

33.1 was the external relative labor productivity index for Manufacturing in LAC versus the EU (EU=100) in 2023 (ECLAC, 2025).

33,1 fue el índice de productividad laboral relativa externa del sector Manufactura de ALC frente a la UE (UE=100) en 2023, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries) European Union
Sector: Agrifood (products) Food technology
Area: Value Addition
Instrument: Support to technological research and development Technology validation
Beneficiary: Agro-industrial producers
Result: Technological Innovation Improved productivity

Agricultural employment in LAC vs EU

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

In 2023, agriculture accounted for 12.1% of employment in Latin America and the Caribbean, versus 3.8% in the European Union, per the report’s employment-by-sector chart (ECLAC, 2025).

En 2023, la agricultura representó 12,1% del empleo en América Latina y el Caribe, frente a 3,8% en la Unión Europea, según el gráfico comparativo de participación del empleo por actividad económica (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries) European Union
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Agricultural workers

Labor productivity gap LAC-EU

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

29.7% was Latin America and the Caribbean’s relative labor productivity compared to the European Union (ECLAC, 2025).

El 29,7% fue la productividad laboral relativa de América Latina y el Caribe en comparación con la Unión Europea (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Value_chains Global_Agricultural_Productivity SustainableProductivity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration
Instrument: Situation and prospective analysis (regional or international)
Result: Improved commercial competitiveness Improved productivity

Rising share of business services

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

9.5% was the share of business services after increasing from 5% (as reported over time) (ECLAC, 2025).

El 9,5% fue la participación de los servicios empresariales tras aumentar desde 5% (comparación temporal reportada) (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Value_chains
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Digital Transformation
Instrument: Networks and platforms for dialogue and collaboration Linkages between producers and value chains and markets
Beneficiary: Private enterprises
Result: Improved productivity