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Input Intensification in Mexico

29/02/2024 Go to Evidence

2.46% was the average annual increase between 2011-2021 of inputs used per agrifood sector in Mexico (GAP, 2023).

2.46% fue el aumento medio anual entre el 2011-2021 de los insumos utilizandos por sector agroalimentario en México (GAP, 2023).

Agnew, J. & Hendery, S. (2023). T. Thompson (Ed.) 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Every Farmer, Every Tool. Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1338-informe-gap-2023-sobre-la-productividad-agricola-mundial

Fertilizers in Central America

29/02/2024 Go to Evidence

4.0% is the expected annual growth rate in fertilizer consumption in Central American countries between 2011 and 2021 (GAP, 2023).

Casi 4,0% anual fue el crecimiento del consumo de fertilizantes entre el 2011-2021 en los países centroamericanos (GAP, 2023).

Agnew, J. & Hendery, S. (2023). T. Thompson (Ed.) 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Every Farmer, Every Tool. Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1338-informe-gap-2023-sobre-la-productividad-agricola-mundial

TFP growth in Brazil

29/02/2024 Go to Evidence

3.8% was the average growth of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) during 2001-2010, while in the last decade (2011-2021) it fell to 1.53% per year (GAP, 2023).

3.8% fue el crecimiento medio de la Productividad Total de los Factores (PTF) durante 2001-2010, mientras que en la última década (2011-2021) esté cayó a 1.53% anual (GAP, 2023).

Agnew, J. & Hendery, S. (2023). T. Thompson (Ed.) 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Every Farmer, Every Tool. Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1338-informe-gap-2023-sobre-la-productividad-agricola-mundial

TFP in Andean Countries

29/02/2024 Go to Evidence

0.79% was the average annual growth of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) between 2011 and 2021, a decrease compared to the 2.0% per year recorded between 2001 and 2011 (GAP, 2023).

Entre 2011-2021 el crecimiento medio de la Productividad Total de los Factores (PTF) disminuyó de 2,0% anual a 0,79% en comparación con el 2001-2011 (GAP, 2023).

Agnew, J. & Hendery, S. (2023). T. Thompson (Ed.) 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Every Farmer, Every Tool. Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1338-informe-gap-2023-sobre-la-productividad-agricola-mundial

TFP en América Central

29/02/2024 Go to Evidence

1.0% was the annual rate of decline in Total Factor Productivity (TFP) between 2011 and 2021, compared to 1.6% per year between 2001 and 2010 (GAP, 2023).

Disminuyó del 1,6% anual durante 2001-2010 al 1,0% anual durante 2011-2021 (GAP, 2023).

Agnew, J. & Hendery, S. (2023). T. Thompson (Ed.) 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Every Farmer, Every Tool. Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1338-informe-gap-2023-sobre-la-productividad-agricola-mundial

Productivity and Competitiveness

29/02/2024 Go to Evidence

A 1% increase in productivity growth is equivalent to a 1% decrease in the cost of producing, storing and selling one unit of a product (GAP, 2023)

Un aumento del 1% en el crecimiento de la productividad equivale a una disminución del 1% en el coste de producir, almacenar y vender una unidad de un producto (GAP, 2023)

Agnew, J. & Hendery, S. (2023). T. Thompson (Ed.) 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Every Farmer, Every Tool. Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1338-informe-gap-2023-sobre-la-productividad-agricola-mundial

Public investment in R&D

29/02/2024 Go to Evidence

37% is the annual internal rate of return on public investment in agricultural research and development in Argentina (GAP, 2023).

37% es la tasa interna de rendimiento anual por la inversión pública en investigación y desarrollo agrícola en Argentina (GAP, 2023)

Agnew, J. & Hendery, S. (2023). T. Thompson (Ed.) 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Every Farmer, Every Tool. Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1338-informe-gap-2023-sobre-la-productividad-agricola-mundial

Public Investment in R&D

29/02/2024 Go to Evidence

17:1 is the benefit-cost ratio between public investment in agricultural research and development in Argentina (GAP, 2023).

17:1 es la relación beneficio-costo entre la inversión pública en investigación y desarrollo agrícola en Argentina (GAP, 2023)

Agnew, J. & Hendery, S. (2023). T. Thompson (Ed.) 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Every Farmer, Every Tool. Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1338-informe-gap-2023-sobre-la-productividad-agricola-mundial

Public Investment in R&D

29/02/2024 Go to Evidence

17 pesos was the economic value generated by each Argentine peso invested in agricultural research and development by public institutions in Argentina over a 50-year period (GAP, 2023).

Por cada peso Argentino invertido por instituciones pública de investigación y desarrollo agrícola en Argentina generó aproximadamente 17 pesos en valor económico durante un período de 50 años (GAP, 2023)

Agnew, J. & Hendery, S. (2023). T. Thompson (Ed.) 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report: Every Farmer, Every Tool. Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1338-informe-gap-2023-sobre-la-productividad-agricola-mundial

Contribution of capital accumulation

17/02/2024 Go to Evidence

0.385 percentage points was the average contribution of capital accumulation to annual economic growth in Latin America between 1825-2015 (Zaman, 2024).

0.385 puntos porcentuales fue la contribución promedio de la acumulación de capital al crecimiento económico anual en América Latina entre 1825-2015 (Zaman, 2024).

Miethy, Zaman. (2024). Total factor productivity, transitional dynamics and endogenous growth accounting for Latin America: Evidence from two centuries' data. Economics of transition and institutional change, doi: 10.1111/ecot.12411