Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
17% to 45% has been the range of participation of high-tech products among Costa Rica's exports in the last two decades, with 13% of the labor force employed by foreign companies from the zona franca regime (Campos et al., 2024).
0.385 percentage points was the average contribution of capital accumulation to annual economic growth in Latin America between 1825-2015 (Zaman, 2024).
Nearly 40% of jobs worldwide will be affected by AI, either replacing or complementing them, requiring a balance of policies to harness its potential (IMF, 2024).
14% and 12% of the income of the first quintile in Latin America and the Caribbean can be allocated to mobile and fixed broadband, respectively, reflecting a high average cost of the service (ECLAC, 2023).
More than 90% of rural households in Peru, Bolivia, El Salvador and Paraguay have no Internet connection.
The agrifood supply chain of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) stands out for its resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic, and multiple studies have been conducted to analyze the differential impacts of the pandemic across firms and sectors. Less is known regarding the strategies implemented for business continuity during this catastrophic shock. The purpose of this study was to analyze the respon...
56.6% of the inhabitants of rural areas do not have access to significant connectivity, which is equivalent to 36.2 million people in rural áreas (IICA, et al. 2022).
72 million rural inhabitants in 26 countries in the region lack connectivity with minimum quality standards.
21% is the increase in the probability of technology adoption among beneficiaries versus controls, estimated via IPW.
262 (cotton) and 190 (citrus) plots were georeferenced to build NDVI series.
