Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
55% of agricultural researchers in LAC were employed by government entities between 2012/2013 (IDB and IFPRI, 2016).
0.2% is the annual investment in R&D in Panama, of which just under 50% is associated with public funding (BID, 2024)
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).
60% of Argentina's public expenditure on agricultural research is invested in the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) (GAP, 2023).
66.7% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean had internet access in 2019, but only 23% of rural households had connection (ECLAC, 2023).
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).
40% of agricultural researchers in Latin America were between 50 and 60 years old in 2012/13.
In 54 countries monitored by the OECD, only 17% of the public agricultural budget is allocated to investment in agricultural innovation systems, biosafety and infrastructure, despite their high economic and social returns.
