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dc.titleEmbracing agriculture to achieve productive diversification
dc.contributor.authorCastilleja Vargas, Liliana
dc.contributor.authorGutiérrez Juárez, Priscilla
dc.contributor.authorLaura, Luis F.
dc.contributor.authorSerrudo, Luis Fernando
dc.contributor.editorCastilleja Vargas, Liliana
dc.contributor.editorGutiérrez Juárez, Priscilla
dc.contributor.orgunitCountry Department Andean Group
dc.coverageBolivia
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coverageEcuador
dc.coveragePeru
dc.coverageVenezuela
dc.coverageBolivia
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coveragePeru
dc.coverageEcuador
dc.date.available2023-05-24T00:05:00
dc.date.issue2023-05-24T00:05:00
dc.description.abstractThere is no doubt that agriculture plays a significant role in the economic and social development of Andean countries due to its socioeconomic importance, food security, and its potential to contribute to more inclusive and sustainable growth. It's an age-old activity that has shaped the way of life of Andean communities and continues to determine their future. Despite challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic, the sector has shown its resilience and potential to contribute to the economy. This sector currently offers a range of opportunities for productive diversification, social inclusion, and achieving climate goals. As outlined in this book, this is possible through inclusive and environmentally friendly production schemes that help reduce carbon emissions from this sector. This involves addressing issues such as rapid deforestation and efficient use of water resources while generating socio-economic and environmental benefits that outweigh the costs. Realizing these benefits requires addressing long-standing structural challenges related to the sector's low productivity, bottlenecks such as limited multimodal infrastructure support, institutional aspects, adjusting priorities and action timelines in response to the threat of climate change, and promoting gender equity and women's empowerment in agriculture. Throughout the book, opportunities are presented to increase the inclusion of women farmers and contribute to their empowerment and development, mitigate the impact of climate change on agriculture, including essential crops, promote productive diversification, and position Andean agricultural offerings in niche and high-value markets, including superfoods, the forestry sector, and Agtech. Connecting the agricultural sector with new economic opportunities is a major goal of public policies in the countries of the region. In this regard, there is an opportunity in Andean countries to develop value chains that offer multiple advantages, including improving sector productivity, creating jobs, boosting the export sector, impacting the balance of payments, and generating prosperity, well-being, and quality of life for the population, especially in rural areas. Betting on agriculture is a win-win strategy. It's time to take action and realize the benefits for everyone.
dc.format.extent143
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004920
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Embracing-agriculture-to-achieve-productive-diversification.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Apostar-por-la-agricultura-para-lograr-una-diversificacion-productiva.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectAgriculture, Food Security and Rural Development
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectIrrigation Infrastructure
dc.subjectGender Equity
dc.subjectValue Chain
dc.subjectAgricultural Technologies
dc.subjectProductive Transformation
dc.subject.jelcodeH41 - Public Goods
dc.subject.jelcodeH54 - Infrastructures • Other Public Investment and Capital Stock
dc.subject.jelcodeO13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products
dc.subject.jelcodeO32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
dc.subject.jelcodeO38 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeO54 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeQ10 - Agriculture: General
dc.subject.jelcodeQ12 - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
dc.subject.jelcodeQ15 - Land Ownership and Tenure • Land Reform • Land Use • Irrigation • Agriculture and Environment
dc.subject.jelcodeQ16 - R&D • Agricultural Technology • Biofuels • Agricultural Extension Services
dc.subject.jelcodeQ17 - Agriculture in International Trade
dc.subject.jelcodeQ18 - Agricultural Policy • Food Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeQ23 - Forestry
dc.subject.jelcodeQ54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming
dc.subject.keywordsAgriculture;Agroindustry;agriculture and livestock;Agtechs;public goods;Value Chains;climatechange;diversifcation;economic empowerment;gender equality;Forestry;Infrastructure;institutionalframework;Andean countries;Productivity;agricultural sector;superfoods;Productive Transformation
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-01102
idb.operationRG-T3717
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