Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
0.2% is the annual investment in R&D in Panama, of which just under 50% is associated with public funding (BID, 2024)
60% of Argentina's public expenditure on agricultural research is invested in the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) (GAP, 2023).
17 pesos was the economic value generated by each Argentine peso invested in agricultural research and development by public institutions in Argentina over a 50-year period (GAP, 2023).
17:1 is the benefit-cost ratio between public investment in agricultural research and development in Argentina (GAP, 2023).
37% is the annual internal rate of return on public investment in agricultural research and development in Argentina (GAP, 2023).
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).
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).
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).
10.6 billion USD reached the global bioinputs market in 2021, with a projection of 18.5 billion USD by 2026, representing more than 4% of the agrochemicals market (Meticulous Research, 2023).
40% of agricultural researchers in Latin America were between 50 and 60 years old in 2012/13.
