Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
About 2 percentage points of GDP is the estimated deterioration in Bolivia's primary balance associated with El Niño; the study finds no statistically significant effects on economic growth or inflation.
More than 11,000 small cotton producers in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, Paraguay and Peru have benefited from the +Cotton project (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
From 12 to 0 meters, the depth of groundwater in South America decreased due to the expansion of rain-fed agriculture.
-0.88, -1.94 and -2.58 percentage points are the estimated cumulative reductions in Bolivia's real GDP per capita growth one, three and five years after El Niño, respectively.
-1.01 percentage points is the estimated reduction in Bolivia's non-industrial agricultural GDP growth associated with El Niño; the effects through cereals and fruit crops are -0.20 and -0.13 percentage points, respectively.
This exploratory research analyzes how women participate in Bolivian family farming, identifying their productive, reproductive, and decision-making roles. It examines the challenges they face in accessing resources, land, and technology, as well as the strategies they use to strengthen their autonomy. The study provides gender perspectives for designing inclusive agricultural policies.
The article analyzes the historical evolution of innovation, research, and technological development policies in the Bolivian agricultural sector, identifying five stages of institutional transformation and their main limitations.
20 million people in farm households in developing countries are growing and consuming biofortified crops according to HarvestPlus (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
6 countries receive technical assistance from HarvestPlus for biofortification programs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua and Panama (Bouis & Saltzman, 2017).
