Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
4% maintained Mexico in distorting aid between 2001 and 2007, below Canada (6.1%), but higher than United States (3.1%), European Union (2.9%) and Brazil (1.8%) (CEDRSSA, 2015, p. 17).
300,000 pequeños productores en Honduras abastecen el mercado interno de frijol y maíz, con una mínima parte destinada a la exportación regional.
US$300 billion was the estimated aggregate agricultural output of LAC in 2012 (IDB, 2014).
50% of global exports of sugar, soybeans, and coffee were driven by LAC (FAO, 2014).
20.6% was the annual growth rate of Chilean wine exports between 1990 and 2007, becoming the fastest-growing product among the main export categories in the country (Sabel et al., 2012).
250% increased corn imports in Mexico between 1994 and 2006 under NAFTA framework, showing a significant increase in external dependency (Arroyo, 2009).
200 years after its formulation, the postulates of the classical trade theory by Smith and Ricardo remain valid as a theoretical basis for understanding the gains from international trade (Umaña, 2009).
3 main mechanisms explain the gains from trade: specialization according to comparative advantages, exploitation of economies of scale, and increased productivity through the selection of efficient companies (Umaña, 2009).
50% of the differences in income and growth observed in Latin America correspond to differences in total factor productivity, attributed to technological progress and innovation (Umaña, 2009).
38% represents the coefficient of variation around the trend of Costa Rica's export price between 1961 and 1997 (Bosselmann, 2008).
