Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
398 initiatives (57.9%) receive financial support from national public sources in the dataset of 687 Productive Articulation Initiatives (PAI) across 18 countries (2023–2025) (ECLAC, 2025).
687 IAPs make up the database with information used to classify productive articulation initiatives financing sources in 18 countries (2023–2025), according to the note in the report’s financing chart (ECLAC, 2025).
23.4 billion per year on average (2001-2021) represented 0.67% of LAC GDP in public agrifood spending (ECLAC et al., 2024).
USD 500 billion was the public expenditure in 2022 to reduce energy bills, 70% represented by Europe (IAEA, 2022).
Between 2% and 8% of annual GDP is required for climate infrastructure in LAC until 2030, with additional spending of 5% to 11% for sustainable development (IDB, 2024).
USD 100 trillion is the debt of the developing world as a consequence of the energy crisis in 2023 (I. Shine, 2023).
Más de 1 billón de USD fue invertido en subsidios a los combustibles fósiles, superando un máximo histórico en 2022 (IAEA, 2022).
37% represents the decline in the ratio of government spending on agriculture as compared with the sector's contribution to total economy, decreasing from 0.42 in 2001 to 0.26 in 2017 (Duncan et al., 2022)
Up to US$75 billion is expended annually, mostly by governments, in providing school feeding to no less than 368 million children daily on average (WFP, 2021)
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.
