Good practices of initiative:
Agricultural Policies for Food Security, Competitiveness and Sustainability in Mexico
Relevance
It measures the alignment of the initiative with existing policy frameworks in the country. In addition, the scalability of the initiative to other realities and geographies is valued.
| Marco | Description | Ambit | Country | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a Estrategia Institucional del Grupo BID (2024-2030): Transformación para una Mayor Escala e Impacto (CA-631) [es] | Strengthening SADER's institutional capacities through strategic tools to increase the effectiveness of public policies aimed at sector competitiveness and sustainability. | National | World (aggregate) | Link |
Eficacy
This measures how well the objectives and goals set out in the initiative were fulfilled, as well as the extent to which the results achieved are attributable to the actions implemented by the initiative.
| Indicator | Description | Indicator Type | Measure Unit | Base date | Base | Goal | Measure Date | Measure | Compliance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical studies carried out (diagnoses, action plans, workshops and master plan) to strengthen SADER's public policy design capabilities. | Results | Technical studies and workshops | 15-07-2025 | 0 | 7 | 01-01-1970 | En progreso | Link |
Eficiencia
Efficiency is the assessment of whether a public intervention achieves its objectives while using resources in a way that the costs incurred are proportional to the economic, social, or environmental benefits obtained.
| Indicator | Description | Indicator Type | Measure Unit | Base date | Base | Goal | Measure Date | Measure | Compliance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cost per completed technical study | Efficiency | USD per study | US$57,143 por estudio (US$400,000 / 7 estudios) | US$400,000 total distribuido en 24 meses | Link |
Learned lessons
Gained knowledge from implementing, evaluating, and managing a policy intervention, including why it was or was not effective and how it could be improved in the future.
| Lesson | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Institutional fragmentation generates critical operational inefficiencies. | The fragmented operation of eight programs with eight different registries and more than 3.6 million beneficiaries demonstrated that the lack of interoperability impedes spending traceability, creates redundancies, and reduces the efficiency of public resource use, limiting the ability to design evidence-based policies. | Link |
| The elimination of specialized entities requires transition plans. | The disappearance of SIAP in 2024, responsible for 100% of sectoral information generation, created a critical information gap by transferring responsibilities to SADER without the necessary financial, human, and technological tools, compromising the capacity to design, implement, and evaluate public policies. | Link |
| Specific regional strategies maximize the use of sectoral potential. | The development of the Master Plan for the Gulf of California, taking advantage of an ecosystem with more than 900 fish species and an annual growth potential of 5.3%, demonstrates that interventions tailored to specific ecological, oceanographic, and socioeconomic characteristics are more effective than generic approaches. | Link |
| Execution by specialized agencies accelerates the implementation of technical studies. | The decision to execute the project by the IDB was justified by greater agility in contracting processes, specialized institutional capacity, and impartiality to ensure the independence of studies, especially when the beneficiary's operational capabilities are focused on routine institutional operations. | Link |
| Decentralized analyses provide more accurate diagnoses of spending effectiveness. | The application of the PSE methodology at the state level in Sinaloa and Puebla will allow for the generation of detailed diagnoses of the effectiveness of sectoral public spending and the development of specific technical recommendations, establishing a replicable model for other Mexican states. | Link |
| Remote sensing and georeferencing improve the accuracy of beneficiary identification. | The implementation of remote sensing methodologies for agricultural estimates and the design of georeferenced registries for small and medium-sized producers represents a shift toward more precise systems that can reduce transaction costs and improve program targeting. | Link |