Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
0.173 percentage points was the statistically significant effect of distance to the technological frontier on economic growth in Latin America in more than half of the cases analyzed (Zaman, 2024).
0.007 percentage points was the positive and statistically significant effect of growth in domestic innovative activity on TFP growth in Latin America (Zaman, 2024).
$27.2 billion was global public agricultural R&D spending in 1991, rising to $48.9 billion in 2016, in constant 2015 purchasing power parity dollars (PPP$) (USDA, 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).
One third of bioeconomy actions focus on technology and innovation, mainly in the secondary sector (54%), followed by 16% in the primary sector and 22% on intersectoral measures (FAO, 2024).
2% of agricultural GDP should be the minimum allocated to spending on science, technology, and innovation (STI) in the Americas. (CEPAL, FAO y IICA, 2023).
More than 450 ventures in LAC were agtechs during 2019. (Vitón et al. 2019)
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).
40% of agricultural researchers in Latin America were between 50 and 60 years old in 2012/13.
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...
