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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

Evidences

11 results

Indonesia raises biodiesel blend to B50

04/09/2026 Go to Evidence

50% of global palm oil export volumes comes from Indonesia, which announced the introduction of the B50 blend from July 2026, with full implementation expected by October.

Agricultural Market Information System (2026).

Agricultural Market Information System. (2026, September 4). Market Monitor No. 141, September 2026. https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/sites/default/files/2026-09/AMIS_Market_Monitor_September_2026.pdf

Tag: Agriculture&Energy Value_chains
Country: Indonesia
Sector: Renewable energy Agrifood (products)
Area: Biofuels Agrifood Context
Instrument: Regulations, standards and legal frameworks
Result: Impact: Energy transition

Ethanol output projected to rise 11.7%

20/08/2026 Go to Evidence

41.88 billion litres is Brazil's estimated total ethanol production for 2026/27, an 11.7% increase from the previous crop season. Sugarcane ethanol would reach 29.98 billion litres, up 9.7%, while corn ethanol would reach 11.91 billion litres, up 17%. The mandatory blend of anhydrous ethanol in gasoline increased from 30% to 32% in late July.

Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento (2026)

Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento. (2026, 20 de agosto). Nova estimativa de cana-de açúcar traz produção de 705,2 millones de toneladas na safra 2026/27. https://www.gov.br/conab/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/nova-estimativa-de-cana-de-acucar-traz-producao-de-705-2-milhoes-de-toneladas-na-safra-2026-27

Tag: Agriculture&Energy
Country: Brazil
Sector: Renewable energy
Area: Biofuels Agrifood Context
Instrument: Regulations, standards and legal frameworks
Beneficiary: Agro-industrial producers
Result: Impact: Energy transition

Energy transition

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

The global spending gap in energy transition is 286 billion USD annually (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Tag: Agriculture&Energy
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Renewable energy
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Beneficiary: Public institutions
Result: Impact: Energy transition

Global solar and wind potential

28/11/2025 Go to Evidence

70% of the global solar and wind potential is concentrated in Latin America, despite attracting only a minimal fraction of investments (CAF, 2025).

CAF, 2025

CAF (2025). 11 grandes noticias de CAF en el marco de LA COP30 .

Tag: COP30
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Energies excl. Renewable energies
Area: Biodiversity Conservation
Beneficiary: Public institutions
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Impact: Energy transition

Basic services: gap in productivity

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

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

42,7 fue el índice de productividad laboral relativa externa del sector Servicios básicos de ALC frente a la UE (UE=100) en 2023, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: Agriculture&Energy Connectivity
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries) European Union
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Territorial Management Water for Agriculture
Beneficiary: Consumers Agro-industrial producers Agricultural producers
Result: Improved water quality Strengthened water resources management Impact: Energy transition

Bonds and bioeconomy

16/05/2025 Go to Evidence

1 billion was the value of Brazil's first sovereign bond dedicated to the bioeconomy, issued in 2022 (Ministry of Economy Brazil, 2023).

Ministerio de Economía Brasil, 2023

Ministerio de Economía Brasil. (2023). Reporte de emisión de títulos verdes soberanos 2022-2023.

Tag: Agriculture&Energy
Country: Brazil
Sector: Renewable energy
Area: Bioeconomy
Instrument: Green, Social, or Sustainable Bonds
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions
Result: Reduced carbon intensity of agrifood systems Impact: Energy transition

GHG in the Dominican Republic

21/12/2023 Go to Evidence

0.08% of total greenhouse gas emissions (40 MtCO2eq) corresponded to the Dominican Republic in 2020, doubling with respect to 2000 (IDB, 2023).

El 0,08% del total de emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero (40 MtCO2eq) correspondieron a República Dominicana en el 2020, duplicándose con respecto al 2000 (BID, 2023)

BID, 2023. Costos y beneficios de lograr la carbono-neutralidad en América Latina y el Caribe

Tag: Decarbonization
Country: Dominican Republic
Sector: Renewable energy Environment and natural resources
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Result: Climate mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Energy transition

GHG emissions in Mexico

21/12/2023 Go to Evidence

1.35% of global emissions were produced by Mexico in 2020, growing by 18% compared to 2000 (IDB, 2023).

1.35% de las emisiones mundiales fueron producidas por México en el 2020, creciendo un 18% en comparación con el 2000 (BID, 2023)

BID, 2023. Costos y beneficios de lograr la carbono-neutralidad en América Latina y el Caribe

Tag: Decarbonization
Country: Mexico
Sector: Renewable energy Environment and natural resources
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Result: Climate mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Energy transition