In a not too distant future, in a galaxy very similar to ours, the statistics will be all remote. Satellites will take photos and scan the entire surface of a given country, or a region. Algorithms tuned for many years with intense validation work in the field, will prepare maps of agricultural areas, livestock, forest, fallow land and other types of uses. Based on these maps … [Read more...] about Project for the Improvement of the Agricultural Statistical Information System
Juan de Dios Mattos
Juan de Dios Mattos es especialista en recursos naturales en el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, a cargo de la cartera de operaciones en Perú. Antes de trabajar en el BID, Juan de Dios trabajó en la división de Medio Ambiente y Cambio Climático del FIDA y como especialista en desarrollo rural para Catholic Relief Services (Sierra Leona); The Nature Conservancy y Food for The Hungry (Bolivia). Juan de Dios es boliviano y estudió en la Universidad de Tottori, Japón, donde obtuvo su doctorado en economía agrícola. Cuenta con un Máster en economía agrícola de la Universidad Católica de Chile.
Two strategies and one path towards land titling
The empirical evidence on the effectiveness of projects seeking to improve land tenure has shown that titling has positive effects on income generation (average increases of 15%); increasing agricultural productivity by 40%; and promoting empowerment of women in economic decision-making (up to 17%). These improvements in income, productivity and women's empowerment are also … [Read more...] about Two strategies and one path towards land titling