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Initiatives

Initiatives are interventions that can take the form of laws, guidelines, incentives, among others, which are often reflected in allocations of public and private resources.

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Food and post-production costs (2025)
Post-farmgate activities account for 70 to 75 percent of what consumers pay. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
Average cost of a healthy diet in LAC (2025)
The average cost of a healthy diet in Latin America and the Caribbean was $4.91 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2026).
Global average cost of a healthy diet (2025)
The global average cost of a healthy diet rose to $4.28 purchasing power parity (PPP) per person per day. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).
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World population with food insecurity (2025)
Around 2.1 billion people (25.8% of the world's population) experienced moderate or severe food insecurity in 2025. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2026).

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Facilitation and diversification of trade and investment in the Andean Region, focusing on sustainability, inclusion, an...

This regional technical cooperation seeks to support Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to strengthen and diversify the export development of their economies through the implementation of productive...

Implementation- Ongoing

Provision of Technical Support Services Towards the Execution of the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in Guyana

The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in Guyana provides women entrepreneurs with the knowledge and networks they need to launch and expand a successful business. In addition, this academy promote...

Completed

Nitrogen optimization: Strategies to address the climate crisis in food production

Regional technical cooperation project aimed at optimizing nitrogen fertilizer use and reducing nitrous oxide emissions in agricultural systems in Chile, Argentina, Peru, Panama, and the Dominican Rep...

Implementation- Ongoing

(Es) (Ecuador) Coffee and Cocoa Promise Project

This program implements a series of actions to promote food security for small coffee and cocoa producers. The program has a triple impact (economic, social, and environmental), working in five ecosys...

Implementation- Ongoing

General State Budget of El Salvador 2023

The General State Budget of El Salvador 2023 amounts to US$8,902.7 million and constitutes the fiscal policy instrument through which the Government's Development Plan is executed. This budget compris...

Implementation- Ongoing

Strengthening private sector development through innovation in OECS Eastern Caribbean member countries.

Program aimed at strengthening agro-productive private sector development in OECS member countries through technological and business innovation as a driver of competitiveness. It supports capacity bu...

Completed

Strengthening the guadua production chain for the fight against deforestation

The project aims to strengthen the guadua/bamboo production chain through sustainable use and the expansion of areas to increase its supply, contributing to the reduction of the loss of natural guadua...

Implementation- Ongoing

ESP: CONPES 4098: Política para impulsar la competitividad agropecuaria

It is a policy formulated by the National Council for Economic and Social Policy of Colombia, aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the agricultural sector through the development of appropriate...

Implementation- Ongoing

ESG Sovereign Bonds (Chile)

Chile has issued Sustainability-Linked Bonds (SLBs) as part of its sustainable financing strategy. These bonds are linked to specific sustainability targets, including reducing greenhouse gas emission...

Implementation- Ongoing

AgriLAC Resiliente: Resilient Agrifood Innovation Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

Resilient AgriLAC is an initiative co-designed to transform agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. It aims to increase the resilience, ecosystem services and competitiveness of these sys...

Implementation- Ongoing

Excellence in Agronomy for Sustainable Intensification and Climate Change Adaptation

The objective of this Initiative is to achieve increased productivity and quality per unit of input (agronomic gain) for millions of smallholder households in priority farming systems by 2030, with an...

Completed

Greenhouses 2.0: Technology and innovation adoption for small agricultural producers in El Salvador

Pilot project implemented by the "Canasta Campesina" Cooperative with BID Lab funding that seeks to make production, quality and market processes more efficient through precision agriculture and data...

Implementation- Ongoing

Initiatives

Food and post-production costs (2025)

Average cost of a healthy diet in LAC (2025)

Global average cost of a healthy diet (2025)

Evidencia

World population with food insecurity (2025)

Facilitation and diversification of trade and investment in the Andean Region, focusing on sustainability, inclusion, an...

Provision of Technical Support Services Towards the Execution of the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in Guyana

Nitrogen optimization: Strategies to address the climate crisis in food production

(Es) (Ecuador) Coffee and Cocoa Promise Project

General State Budget of El Salvador 2023

Strengthening private sector development through innovation in OECS Eastern Caribbean member countries.

Strengthening the guadua production chain for the fight against deforestation

ESP: CONPES 4098: Política para impulsar la competitividad agropecuaria

ESG Sovereign Bonds (Chile)

AgriLAC Resiliente: Resilient Agrifood Innovation Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

Excellence in Agronomy for Sustainable Intensification and Climate Change Adaptation

Greenhouses 2.0: Technology and innovation adoption for small agricultural producers in El Salvador