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26% of the deaths registered as of December 2022 due to COVID-19 occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
ISPA, 2023
IICA (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura, Costa Rica). 2023. Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024. San José, Costa Rica.
44% was the reduction in the wheat harvest in Argentina for the 2022/23 campaign compared to the previous cycle, due to the absence of rain during the growing period (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
ISPA, 2023
IICA (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura, Costa Rica). 2023. Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024. San José, Costa Rica.
50 of the 74 trade measures adopted during the pandemic by LAC countries contributed significantly to facilitating trade (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
ISPA, 2023
IICA (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura, Costa Rica). 2023. Perspectivas de la Agricultura y del Desarrollo Rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2023-2024. San José, Costa Rica.
1.2% is the anticipated growth rate for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, signaling a deepening economic slowdown in the region (CEPAL)
Cepal (2023)
https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1157-perspectivas-de-la-agricultura-y-del-desarrollo-rural-en-las-americas:-una-mirada-hacia-america-latina-y-el-caribe-2023-2024-las-crisis-alimentaria,-energetica-y-financiera-estan-empujando-a-mas-
26 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in rural areas live in extreme poverty (ECLAC, 2022)
CEPAL (BADEHOG).
CEPAL (Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe, Chile); FAO (Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura, Chile); IICA (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura, Costa Rica). 2023. Perspectivas de la agricultura y del desarrollo rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2019-2020 (en línea). San José, Costa Rica, IICA.
The agrifood supply chain of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) stands out for its resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic, and multiple studies have been conducted to analyze the differential impacts of the pandemic across firms and sectors. Less is known regarding the strategies implemented for business continuity during this catastrophic shock. The purpose of this study was to analyze the responses toward innovations of the LAC agrifood supply chain to the COVID-19 health emergency using data gathered from agribusinesses from 22 LAC countries. The study contributes to the literature by taking a comprehensive look at the responses of businesses along the LAC agrifood chains, and it is also one of the first longer-term quantitative assessments as it considers responses from the first and second years of the pandemic. The results from our two surveys show that over 70% of agribusinesses implemented innovations, revealing firms’ positive and prompt reactions. Although most innovations were longer-term, in many cases, innovations were only temporary. Statistical analyses suggest that the likelihood of implementing longer-term innovations is associated with the agrifood segment, the agrifood chain stage, receiving long-term public or private support, having access to credit, and positive future perspectives about business conditions.
56% will be the projected reduction of the soybean harvest in Argentina in 2022/23 due to the lack of rainfall (Rosario Stock Exchange, 2023).
Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario, 2023
Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario. 2023. Estadísticas sobre Mercado Físico de Granos (en línea, sitio web). Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
201 million people (32.1% of the total population of Latin America and the Caribbean) live in poverty
ISPA, 2023
CEPAL (Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe, Chile). 2020b. Panorama social de América Latina. Reporte técnico LC/PUB.2021/2-P/Rev.1. Santiago, Chile, ONU.
82 million (13.1%) people in Latin America and the Caribbean are in extreme poverty (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
ISPA, 2023
CEPAL (Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe, Chile). 2020b. Panorama social de América Latina. Reporte técnico LC/PUB.2021/2-P/Rev.1. Santiago, Chile, ONU.
21.9% was the incidence of extreme poverty in rural areas of LAC in 2022 (+0.7 pp vs. 2021), while in urban areas it reached 11% (+0.1 pp) (ECLAC, FAO and IICA, 2023).
ISPA, 2023
CEPAL (Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe, Chile). 2020b. Panorama social de América Latina. Reporte técnico LC/PUB.2021/2-P/Rev.1. Santiago, Chile, ONU.