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Monitoring, Evaluation and Best Practices

Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

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Super El Niño risk

11/06/2026 Go to Evidence

30-40% is AccuWeather’s estimated probability that the event could evolve into a rare “Super El Niño”, with conditions potentially lasting through 2026 and even into 2027.

AccuWeather (2026)

AccuWeather. (2026, June 5). Latest analysis shows El Niño has arrived, official declaration may be imminent. https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/el-ni-o-under-way-130132633.html

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Droughts Floods
Country: World (aggregate) Niño Region 3.4
Sector: Environment and natural resources Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Result: Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Information generation Impact: Food and nutritional security

Fewer Atlantic named storms

11/06/2026 Go to Evidence

11 to 16 named storms are projected by AccuWeather for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season; with El Niño arriving early, the forecast is leaning closer to 11 than to 16.

AccuWeather (2026)

AccuWeather. (2026, June 5). Latest analysis shows El Niño has arrived, official declaration may be imminent. https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/el-ni-o-under-way-130132633.html

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Hurricanes
Country: World (aggregate) United States America, North (aggregate)
Sector: Environment and natural resources Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Result: Risk mitigation Information generation

El Niño exceeds ocean threshold

11/06/2026 Go to Evidence

More than 0.5 °C was the weekly average sea surface temperature anomaly in the equatorial Pacific, the main threshold used to identify El Niño conditions.

AccuWeather (2026)

AccuWeather. (2026, June 5). Latest analysis shows El Niño has arrived, official declaration may be imminent. https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/el-ni-o-under-way-130132633.html

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks
Country: Niño Region 3.4 World (aggregate)
Sector: Environment and natural resources Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Result: Information generation Risk mitigation

Coffee law has 37 articles

08/06/2026 Go to Evidence

37 articles make up the Law for the Promotion and Development of Coffee approved by Venezuela’s National Assembly to boost the production cycle from planting to export.

OPSAa (2026)

OPSAa. (2026, 8 de junio). Venezuela: Ley para el Fomento y Promoción del Café protegerá el trabajo de las familias caficultoras. https://opsaa.iica.int/es/resource-2764-venezuela-ley-para-el-fomento-y-promocion-del-cafe-protegera-el-trabajo-de-las-familias-caficultoras

Tag: SustainableProductivity FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems NewGenerationPolicies
Country: Venezuela
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Agrifood (products)
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Family Farming Agrifood Context
Instrument: Regulations, standards and legal frameworks Sustainability Standards or Protocols Individual capacity building Networks and platforms for dialogue and collaboration
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Youth MSMEs Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.) Agricultural producers
Result: Access to financial services Improved commercial competitiveness Institutional capacity building Improved productivity

FAO Sugar Price Index (May 2026)

05/06/2026 Go to Evidence

It increased by 6.6% compared to the level in April 2026. It averaged 95.1 points in May 2026. (FAO, 2026). The increase is due to a possible shortage of supplies in the coming months (a possible lower sugar production in Brazil and possible effects of El Niño on sugar production in India and Thailand in 2026/27).

FAO, 2026

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura

Tag: ElNiño Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Sugar, molasses and sugar confectionary
Area: Agrifood Context

US$9 billion for agricultural innovation

04/06/2026 Go to Evidence

US$9 billion was allocated to new research aimed at increasing agricultural yields, compared with US$2.5 billion in 2016.

The Economist (2026)

The Economist. (2026, June 4). Feeding 10 billion people will require new technology. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/06/04/feeding-10-billion-people-will-require-new-technology

Tag: AgTech Innovation Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Global_Agricultural_Productivity
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Science, technology and innovation Agrobiotechnology Information technology
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation Digital Transformation Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Private enterprises
Result: Improved productivity Technological Innovation Cost Reduction

Agtech attracts little VC

04/06/2026 Go to Evidence

1.3% of global early-stage venture-capital funding was attracted by agricultural technology companies in 2024.

The Economist (2026)

The Economist. (2026, June 4). Feeding 10 billion people will require new technology. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/06/04/feeding-10-billion-people-will-require-new-technology

Tag: InvestmentFinancing AgTech Startups Innovation
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Finance, banking and insurance Science, technology and innovation Agri-Food (total)
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Entrepreneurs
Result: Access to financial services Technological Innovation Improved productivity

Yield research funding rises

04/06/2026 Go to Evidence

US$9 billion went to new research into boosting farm yields, up from US$2.5 billion in 2016.

The Economist (2026)

The Economist. (2026, June 4). Feeding 10 billion people will require new technology. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/06/04/feeding-10-billion-people-will-require-new-technology

Tag: InvestmentFinancing Innovation Global_Agricultural_Productivity AgTech
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Science, technology and innovation Finance, banking and insurance
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation Agrifood Context
Result: Improved productivity Technological Innovation Impact: Food and nutritional security