"To be Peruvian is to celebrate the greatness of ceviche," Gastón Acurio (Cebiche Power, 2015). In December 2023, UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, meeting in Kasane, Botswana, inscribed the preparation and consumption of Peruvian ceviche[1] in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of … [Read more...] about From Sea to Table: How did Peruvian Ceviche Achieve Recognition as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?
Maja Schling
Maja Schling is a Senior Economist in the Environment, Rural Development, and Disaster Risk Management Division (RND) of the Inter-American Development Bank. She has a Ph.D. in Economics from American University in Washington DC with a specialization on impact evaluation of international development projects. She has substantial work and research experience in international development, specifically in the areas of agriculture, natural resources, and climate change. In the last ten years, she has led the design and implementation of numerous impact evaluations of agricultural and natural resource projects throughout the LAC region (e.g. in Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Guyana, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay), in order to generate empirical lessons and policy implications for future program design. She has also led and collaborated in the design of agricultural projects that focus on animal and plant health, agricultural extension, and land titling programs, among other topics. Her work currently focuses on incorporating innovative data sources and methodologies into evaluation strategies to capture all possible dimensions of impact – economic, social, and environmental – with the goal of improving the effectiveness of future interventions. Prior to joining the IDB, Maja has worked for the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, as well as with the NGO Impact Network to evaluate their schooling program in rural Zambia.
How Land Tenure Security Empowers Women Farmers and Increases Food Security: The Case of Ecuador
Smallholder farmers in developing countries around the world face numerous barriers to increasing their agricultural productivity and escaping the cycle of poverty and food insecurity. In Latin America and the Caribbean, 247.8 million people or 37.4% of the population are food insecure, which means that people are in a situation where they do not always have physical or … [Read more...] about How Land Tenure Security Empowers Women Farmers and Increases Food Security: The Case of Ecuador
Land and empowerment: The importance of female land ownership for food security
In rural areas of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), agriculture remains the most important source of income. In the region, 54.6 % of the rural labor force engages in agricultural production and reaches more than 80 % in Andean countries such as Bolivia or Peru. The majority of this group are smallholder farmers, who are also the most likely to face poverty and food … [Read more...] about Land and empowerment: The importance of female land ownership for food security
Conservation vs. growth? An evaluation in Peru shows that economic growth and environmental sustainability can go hand in hand
In Latin America, natural resource extraction and economic growth are inextricably linked. However, the exploitation of precious metals and hydrocarbon can also cause devastating environmental damage. A new evaluation of Peru’s largest energy project highlights the important role that environmental safeguards play in mitigating some of the ecological risks while still promoting … [Read more...] about Conservation vs. growth? An evaluation in Peru shows that economic growth and environmental sustainability can go hand in hand