Since 2014, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through the Agrimonitor initiative, has systematically analyzed agricultural public policies in the region, using the Producer Support Estimate methodology developed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This methodology allows for international comparisons of the different types and levels of … [Read more...] about World Agriculture Day: How and How Much Do Countries in the Region Support the Agricultural Sector?
Agriculture and Food Security
International Women’s Day: Understanding Care Work in Rural Life
Care is a fundamental job for sustaining human life. Throughout our life cycle, we will all have been or will be caring for others. Care activities refer to those that are related to the provision and maintenance of the physical, emotional and social well-being of people, non-human species and life in all its expressions, including domestic tasks, care for children, the … [Read more...] about International Women’s Day: Understanding Care Work in Rural Life
From Sea to Table: How did Peruvian Ceviche Achieve Recognition as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?
"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?
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
Are the Agricultural R&D Systems in the Region Prepared to Face the Challenges of Agriculture?
The agri-food sector is critical for achieving various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as zero hunger (SDG2) and poverty eradication (SDG1), as well as those related to environmental sustainability and equity (FAO). Therefore, it needs to increase its productive capacity to feed a growing population sustainably and inclusively, providing the quantity and variety of … [Read more...] about Are the Agricultural R&D Systems in the Region Prepared to Face the Challenges of Agriculture?