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PRODAF investment

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

US$ 41 million is the total program cost, partially financed by the IDB.

US$ 41 millones es el costo total del programa, parcialmente financiado por BID.

PRODAF: pilot with rigorous evaluation

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

As a national pilot, PRODAF emphasized rigorous evaluation of productive and economic impacts.

El programa se concibió como piloto nacional y se subrayó la necesidad de evaluar rigurosamente sus impactos productivos y económicos.

Complementarity between data collection

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

The combined strategy of using surveys and satellite images allows for measuring mechanisms (adoption, credit) and returns, offering consistent evidence.

La estrategia combinada de utilizar encuestas e imágenes satelitales permite medir mecanismos (adopción, crédito) y rendimientos, ofreciendo evidencias consistentes.

Smart subsidies

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

Smart subsidies should be framed within longer-term strategies for systematic and sustainable production improvements, beyond one-off inputs.

Se recomienda encuadrar el instrumento en estrategias que mejoren el sistema productivo de forma sistemática y sostenible, más allá del acceso puntual a insumos.

Economic impact

01/08/2022 Go to Evidence

Treated farmers reported an average 18 % increase in net agricultural income compared to the control group, based on IPW estimates.

Los productores tratados reportaron un incremento promedio de 18 % en los ingresos netos agropecuarios comparado con el grupo de control, según las estimaciones con ponderación IPW.

Public spending

24/01/2022 Go to Evidence

30% more productivity and more than 40% less agricultural emissions could be achieved by repurposing public spending on efficient technologies.

Gautam et al. (2022).

Gautam, Madhur; Laborde, David; Mamun, Abdullah; Martin, Will; Pineiro, Valeria; Vos, Rob. 2022. Repurposing Agricultural Policies and Support: Options to Transform Agriculture and Food Systems to Better Serve the Health of People, Economies, and the Planet.

Storage costs US$20-46

US$20 to US$46 per metric ton was the range of costs for holding food reserves reported for African countries, according to the review cited in the chapter.

Torero (2016)

Torero, M. (2016). Alternative mechanisms to reduce food price volatility and price spikes: Policy responses at the global level. In M. Kalkuhl et al. (Eds.), Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy. Springer. https://opsaa.iica.int/en/resource-2747-alternative-mechanisms-to-reduce-food-price-volatility-and-price-spikes-policy-responses-at-the-global-level

Agricultural aid

03/01/2015 Go to Evidence

589.3 million pesos was reported by Mexico as Global Measure of Aid in 2007, representing a low level of utilization of its agricultural sector support capacity (CEDRSSA, 2015, p. 6).

589.3 millones de pesos reportó México como Medida Global de Ayuda en 2007, representando un bajo nivel de utilización de su capacidad de apoyo al sector agrícola (CEDRSSA, 2015, p. 6).

Macías Uribe, C. (2019). World Agricultural Trade Reform, Insertion of Mexico´s agricultural sector under NAFTA and the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, 1994-2012. Textual, 74, 13-49.

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.