Climate change is a truly global threat, but its impacts differ around the world. Regions and countries urgently need to identify and implement policy responses that reflect local needs and opportunities.
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The book has been prepared by authors from different international organizations – including FAO, IFPRI, UNCTAD and ECLAC, as well as legislators and academics from prestigious Latin American universities – seeking to foster reflections for the Gl
El sector agropecuario y en un sentido más amplio, los sistemas alimentarios, están en un proceso de ajuste y transformación impulsado por factores estructurales que se tratan de analizar en este trabajo.
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Duality, urbanization, and modernization of agrifood systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
The agriculture sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is certainly not homogeneous, covering a variety of very different agroecological and climate zones, along a south-north axis.1 There are three large agricultural producers: Brazil (c
Agriculture and food systems in Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LAC) are rightfully recognized as among the most successful on the planet: they have fed a fast-growing population, facilitated economic development, enabled urbanization, gen
This is the final report for an evaluation of the use of one of the flagship programs of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI): the Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI).
Given the importance of agricultural R&D investment to sustain agricultural growth in the future, this study looks at the state of agricultural R&D investment in LAC, with the goal of identifying the level of underinvestment in the region.
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Agricultural R&D investment, knowledge stocks and productivity growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Between 2001 and 2012, Latin America and the Caribbean’s (LAC) agriculture saw its best performance of the last 30 years.
Micronutrient deficiency affects approximately 2 billion people globally and is caused by poor-quality diets resulting in low intakes of key micronutrients.
Esta publicación fue desarrollada con fondos del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo y de la Corporación Brasilera para la Investigación Agropecuaria.
For more than 30 years, IFPRI’s research and collaboration in Latin America and the Caribbean have contributed to positive changes in the region, including enhancing the culture of accountability and generating groundbreaking evidence that has str
This report assesses trends in investments, human resource capacity, and research outputs in agricultural R&D.
This dataset includes national-level time series data on researcher capacity by qualification level, age bracket, discipline mix, and commodity, as well as a detailed breakdown of agricultural research investment across government, higher educatio
This dataset includes national-level time series data on researcher capacity by qualification level, age bracket, discipline mix, and commodity, as well as a detailed breakdown of agricultural research investment across government, higher educatio
This study analyzes the performance of Latin America and the Caribbean’s agriculture between 1980 and 2012 looking at the contribution of inputs, and total factor productivity (TFP) to growth in output per worker.
2015 version contains information from 10 public expenditure sectors in 147 countries
The ASTI benchmarking tool enables cross-country comparisons and rankings of key agricultural R&D spending and capacity indicators.