Opciones para reducir la pobreza rural en América Latina y el Caribe

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La migración rural en México y sus posibles efectos en la población y economía campesina: el caso de Ayapango, Estado de México; trabajo final

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Información básica del sector agropecuario, subregión norte de América Latina y el Caribe, 1980-1999

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Información básica del sector agropecuario, subregión norte de América Latina y el Caribe, 1980-2000

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Revalorar la agricultura y el desarrollo rural para la sustentabilidad

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Mujer rural, escolaridad y empleo en el Istmo Centroamericano: hacia una identificación de áreas prioritarias de políticas públicas

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Información básica del sector agropecuario, subregión norte de América Latina y el Caribe, 1990-2001

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Istmo Centroamericano: evolución del sector agropecuario, 2003-2004

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Agriculture sector policy and macro-economic planning

Nota preparada para un curso de capacitación sobre planificación del desarrollo rural y agrícola. Proporciona una revisión de los nexos que es necesario establecer entre la planificación macroeconómica y la planificación sectorial.

An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Agriculture Sector in Jamaica

The agricultural sector‟s contribution to GDP and to exports in Jamaica has been declining with the post-war development process that has led to the differentiation of the economy. In 2010, the sector contributed 5.8% of GDP, and 3% to the exports (of goods), but with 36% of employment, it continues to be a major employer. With a little less than half of the population living in rural communities, agricultural activities, and their linkages with other economic activities, continue to play an important role as a source of livelihoods, and by extension, the economic development of the country. Sugar cane cultivation has, with the exception of a couple of decades in the twentieth century when it was superseded by bananas, dominated the agricultural export sector for centuries as the source of the raw materials for the manufacture of sugar for export. In 2005, sugar cane itself accounted for 6.4% of the sector‟s contribution to GDP, and 52% of the contribution of agricultural exports to GDP. Production for the domestic market has long been the larger subsector, organized around the production of root crops, especially yams, vegetables and condiments. To analyse the potential impact of climate change on the agricultural sector, this study selected three important crops for detailed examination. In particular, the study selected sugar cane because of its overwhelming importance to the export subsector of agriculture, and yam and escallion for both their contribution to the domestic subsector as well as the preeminent role yams and escallion play in the economic activities of the communities in the hills of central Jamaica, and the plains of the southwest respectively. As with other studies in this project, the methodology adopted was to compare the estimated values of output on the SRES A2 and B2 Scenarios with the value of output on a “baseline” Business As Usual (BAU), and then estimate the net benefits of investment in the relevant to climate change for the selected crops. The A2 and B2 Scenarios were constructed by applying forecasts of changes in temperature and precipitation generated by INSMET from ECHAM inspired climate models. The BAU “baseline” was a linear projection of the historical trends of yields for each crop. Linear models of yields were estimated for each crop with particular attention to the influence of the two climate variables – temperature and precipitation. These models were then used to forecast yields up to 2050 (table1). These yields were then used to estimate the value of output of the selected crop, as well as the contribution to overall GDP, on each Scenario. The analysis suggested replanting sugar cane with heat resistant varieties, rehabilitating irrigation systems where they existed, and establishing technologically appropriate irrigation systems where they were not for the three selected crops.

Perspectivas de la agricultura y del desarrollo rural en las Américas: una mirada hacia América Latina y el Caribe 2015-2016

En esta sexta edición del documento “Perspectivas de la agricultura y del desarrollo rural en las Américas”, la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), la Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) y el Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA) analizan las tendencias y las perspectivas del contexto (macroeconómico y sectorial), la agricultura, el bienestar rural y las políticas e institucionalidad del sector. En el documento se presentan propuestas de políticas necesarias para devolver el dinamismo a la agricultura regional y para potenciar el desarrollo de los territorios rurales. Asimismo, se brindan recomendaciones para mitigar el impacto de la desaceleración económica en la agricultura, fomentar el incremento de la productividad agrícola de la región, promover el manejo integral de los recursos naturales y propiciar la inserción exitosa de los agricultores familiares, jóvenes y mujeres rurales en las cadenas de valor agrícola.

The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas: A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean 2015-2016

In this, the sixth in the series of documents entitled “Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas,” the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) analyze the trends in, and outlook for, the macroeconomic and sectoral contexts, agriculture, rural well-being, and policies and the institutional framework in the sector. The document presents proposals for policies needed to enable the region’s agriculture to regain its former buoyancy and to enhance the development of rural areas. It also includes recommendations designed to mitigate the impact of the economic slowdown in agriculture, spur higher agricultural productivity in the region, foster the integrated management of natural resources, and facilitate the successful incorporation of family farmers, young people, and rural women into agricultural value chains.