Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
US$ 13,064 is the increase in sales value among beneficiaries (IPW), excluding dairy ((Table 5, p.27–28).
47% is the increase in the probability of credit access for beneficiaries versus controls, estimated via IPW.
21% is the increase in the probability of technology adoption among beneficiaries versus controls, estimated via IPW.
7 technical manuals have been published to improve the work of CENTA extension workers and other technology transfer efforts of PAF-Food Security (Martín Manzano, 2012).
162 CENTA extension workers have been trained in technical assistance in production technologies, agricultural diversification and SAN methodologies (Martín Manzano, 2012).
16 demonstrator families are in charge of each extension worker, who in turn transfer their knowledge to 18 Radiated Families (Martín Manzano, 2012).
80 million dollars annually are estimated necessary to invest in each country of the region to strengthen Agricultural Health and Food Safety Services (SAIA), fundamental to facilitate international trade according to studies cited by CAF (Velásquez, A., 2025).
365% was the annual average of new registrations of pesticide products in Brazil between 2016 and 2020, compared to 121 annual registrations between 2010 and 2015 (Sanchez et al., 2021).
220,000 million USD per year are estimated losses generated by plant pathogens (FAO, 2018).
20-40% of annual crop losses are caused by pests in Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO, 2018).
