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Maize-bean association in the Amazon

22/10/2025 Go to Evidence

This study evaluates the impact of intercropping maize with native beans on the morphological growth, yield, and nutritional composition of forage intended for silage in the Peruvian Amazon. Treatments between maize monoculture and bean intercropping are compared, as well as different phenological stages (R2, R4, and R5). The results show improvements in protein, fiber, and productive parameters of the forage when intercropped, especially at stage R4 (Alcoser et al., 2025)

Alcoser Orbe, Y. B., Fernández Teneda, Y. A., Lazo Chávez, J. M., Aquino Chujutalli, D. A., Díaz Chuquizuta, H., Vallejos Torres, G. J., & De la Cruz, A. (2025)

Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA)

PAI Governance

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

In “almost all” cases, productive articulation initiatives (PAI) (in the same 20 countries) are managed by a decision-making body averaging 11 people, with composition mainly private sector (72.7%), then civil society (15.0%), public sector (10.2%), and academia (1%) (ECLAC, 2025).

En “casi la totalidad” de los casos, las iniciativas de articulación productiva (IAP) (en los 20 países listados) son gestionadas por un órgano de decisión conformado por un promedio de 11 personas; además, ese órgano se compone mayoritariamente por sector privado (72,7%), seguido de sociedad civil (15,0%), sector público (10,2%) y sector académico (1%), según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Climate investment required

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

US$2.1 to US$2.8 trillion is the estimated range of cumulative investment through 2030 in LAC to meet climate commitments, per the report (ECLAC, 2025).

2,1 a 2,8 billones de dólares es el rango de inversión acumulada estimada hasta 2030 en ALC para cumplir compromisos climáticos, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Climate equivalent annual investment required

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

3.7% to 4.9% of regional GDP is the estimated average annual equivalent of climate investment through 2030 in LAC (ECLAC, 2025).

3,7% a 4,9% del PIB regional es el equivalente anual promedio de la inversión climática estimada hasta 2030 en ALC, según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Agricultural production chains and local developme

16/08/2025 Go to Evidence

The study analyzes local development in the Quevedo canton (Ecuador) based on the strengthening of its agricultural production chains, combining a review of scientific literature and a territorial diagnosis. It identifies the structural conditions, levels of association, and degree of commercial integration of the main crops (bananas, rice, cocoa, African palm, and tropical fruits) revealing an unequal and fragmented structure. The results highlight problems such as intermediation, limited access to credit, low levels of technification, and weak institutional governance, which limit the competitiveness and sustainability of the territory. The article concludes that strengthening chains with a territorial, inclusive, and sustainable approach is essential to boost the rural economy, reduce inequality, and consolidate an equitable local development model.

Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo, Ecuador.

Muñoz, G. B. E., Muñoz, C. A. G., & Nagua, S. V. A. (2025). Análisis del Desarrollo Local en el Cantón Quevedo a partir del Fortalecimiento de las Cadenas Agroproductivas: Una Revisión de Literatura y Diagnóstico Territorial. Ciencia Latina: Revista Multidisciplinar, 9(4), 6930-6948.

Antiquity of potato cultivation in South America

21/04/2025 Go to Evidence

3,500 years old are the first documented potato crops in South America, a tuber that in the 17th century saved Europe from famine, becoming one of the main contributions of the New World to global food security (Velásquez, A., 2025).

3.500 años de antigüedad tienen los primeros cultivos documentados de papa en Sudamérica, tubérculo que en el Siglo XVII salvó de hambruna a Europa, convirtiéndose en uno de los principales aportes del Nuevo Mundo a la seguridad alimentaria global (Velásquez, A., 2025).

Velásquez, A. (2025). Estudios arqueológicos del aguacate en Mesoamérica. Editorial Académica.

Goats and Climate in Dry Forest

20/12/2024 Go to Evidence

Survey of 130 goat producers in Piura (Marcavelica, Lancones, La Brea) found 56.9 % recognized climate change, perceiving impacts on temperature (69.9 %), rainfall (100 %), soil productivity (79.2 %), and water availability (50 %). Four adaptation capacity clusters emerged: excellent (6 %), good (23 %), fair (75 %), and poor (25 %) (Temoche et al., 2024).

V. Temoche; C. Barrantes; D. Godoy

Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA), Perú

Non-associated producers

01/12/2024 Go to Evidence

52.99% is the percentage of producers with more than 1,000 h.a that are not associated with any type of association (Fedesarrollo, 2024).

52,99% es el porcentaje de productores con más de 1.000 h.a. no están asociados a ningún tipo de asociación (Fedesarrollo, 2024)

Fedesarrollo, 2024. La tierra para uso agropecuario en Colombia: equidad y productividad

Agrifood rural territories

20/11/2023 Go to Evidence

20% of the region's population, about 120 million people, live in rural areas (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023)

(ISPA, 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-

South-South Cooperation

15/11/2023 Go to Evidence

USD 60 million has been allocated to ten projects between Brazil and FAO to reduce poverty through South-South Cooperation (FAO and ABC/MRE, 2022).

FAO y ABC/MRE, 2022

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1212-la-trayectoria-de-la-cooperacion-entre-brasil-y-la-fao-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe