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With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

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Liangzhi You

Liangzhi You is a Senior Research Fellow and theme leader in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on climate resilience, spatial data and analytics, agroecosystems, and agricultural science policy. Gridded crop production data of the world (SPAM) and the agricultural technology evaluation model (DREAM) are among his research contributions. 

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Publications

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From farm to table: Agrifood systems and trade challenges in the Southern Cone

2023Piñeiro, Valeria; Piñeiro, Martín; Bianchi, Eduardo; Elverdin, Pablo; Illescas, Nelson; Papendieck, Sabine; Pascuzzi, Nieves; Rodriguez, Augustín Tejeda
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From farm to table: Agrifood systems and trade challenges in the Southern Cone

Food production includes a complex and varied set of agricultural and nonagricultural activities, involving a growing number of sectors and actors that influence the way food is produced, processed, distributed, and consumed. Recently, and especially after the 2021 United Nation Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), it has been proposed that this conglomerate of activities and socioeconomic actors be jointly identified as food systems. National food systems, which exist in each country, are interrelated through trade and other factors with regional food systems and finally with the global food system. The concept of food systems has been adopted as a useful tool for understanding the multiple and complex interrelations between different production, distribution, and trade partners and for adjusting policy analysis and design to this complex world. The discussions and documentation prepared during the UNFSS process brought to public attention not only the utility and complexity of this concept but also some of the shortcomings of current food production practices. The summit also highlighted an urgent need to establish processes for identifying such shortcomings, their relative importance, and possible measures that would lead to the transformation of national food systems and the global food system.

Year published

2023

Authors

Piñeiro, Valeria; Piñeiro, Martín; Bianchi, Eduardo; Elverdin, Pablo; Illescas, Nelson; Papendieck, Sabine; Pascuzzi, Nieves; Rodriguez, Augustín Tejeda

Citation

Piñeiro, Valeria; Piñeiro, Martín; Bianchi, Eduardo; Elverdin, Pablo; Illescas, Nelson; Papendieck, Sabine; Pascuzzi, Nieves; and Rodriguez, Augustín Tejeda. 2023. From farm to table: Agrifood systems and trade challenges in the Southern Cone. LAC Working Paper 30. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137016

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Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Paraguay; Uruguay

Keywords

Americas; South America; Food Production; Agriculture; Food Systems; Trade; Agrifood Systems

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English

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Open Access

Links

https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137016 Source record

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National Policies and Strategies

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Working Paper

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Book Chapter

Can agricultural exports from Southern Cone countries make up for global supply disruptions arising from the Russia-Ukraine war?

2023Glauber, Joseph W.; Laborde Debucquet, David; Piñeiro, Valeria; Tejeda, Agustín
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Can agricultural exports from Southern Cone countries make up for global supply disruptions arising from the Russia-Ukraine war?

The economies of the Southern Cone (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay), major agricultural exporters still recovering from the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have benefited from the rise in international prices accompanying the Russian invasion of Ukraine. With the war disrupting global supplies, the net exporting countries of the region have the opportunity to increase their exports. If these countries, especially Mercosur members, can boost production enough to offset the loss of Ukraine exports, it would go a long way toward stabilizing markets and world food security. However, like the rest of the world, these countries are operating in the difficult current environment of global economic slowdown, rising energy and fertilizer prices, and rising inflation. In this post, we examine responses of Southern Cone countries to the disruptions in agricultural markets caused by the war, and their prospects going forward.

Year published

2023

Authors

Glauber, Joseph W.; Laborde Debucquet, David; Piñeiro, Valeria; Tejeda, Agustín

Citation

Glauber, Joseph W.; Laborde Debucquet, David; Piñeiro, Valeria; and Tejeda, Agustín. 2023. Can agricultural exports from Southern Cone countries make up for global supply disruptions arising from the Russia-Ukraine war? In The Russia-Ukraine Conflict and Global Food Security, eds. Joseph Glauber and David Laborde. Section Four: Country Impacts and Responses: Latin America, Chapter 35, Pp. 181-186. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294394_35

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Argentina; Brazil; Chile; Paraguay; Uruguay

Keywords

Latin America; South America; Exports; Shock; Policies; War; Coronavirus; Covid-19; Agriculture; Markets; Trade; Coronavirinae; Russia; Food Security; Ukraine; Conflicts; Coronavirus Disease; Prices; Climate Change

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

Links

https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294394_35 Source record

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Book Chapter

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Journal Article

International comparison of extension agent objectives and construction of a typology

2021Landini, Fernando; Turner, James A.; Davis, Kristin E.; Percy, Helen; Van Niekerk, Johan
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International comparison of extension agent objectives and construction of a typology

Year published

2021

Authors

Landini, Fernando; Turner, James A.; Davis, Kristin E.; Percy, Helen; Van Niekerk, Johan

Citation

Landini, Fernando; Turner, James A.; Davis, Kristin; Percy, Helen; and Van Niekerk, Johan. 2021. International comparison of extension agent objectives and construction of a typology. Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 28(4). https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2021.1936091

Country/Region

Argentina; Australia; Mexico; Brazil; Chile; New Zealand; Nigeria; Paraguay; South Africa

Keywords

Western Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Africa; Northern America; Latin America; South America; Southern Africa; Australia and New Zealand; Central America; Extension; Advisory Services; Agricultural Extension; Agencies; Extension Activities; Typology; Extension Objectives

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English

Access/Licence

Limited Access

Links

https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224x.2021.1936091 Source record

Project

Policies, Institutions, and Markets

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Journal Article

Datasets

Dataset

ASTI Argentina Database

2016Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators
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ASTI Argentina Database

This dataset includes national-level time series data on researcher capacity by qualification level, age bracket, discipline mix, and commodity, as well as a detailed breakdown of agricultural research investment across government, higher education, nonprofit, and (where possible) private for-profit agricultural research agencies. These data were derived through a series of primary survey rounds conducted by IFPRI’s Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) and in close collaboration with a large network of national collaborators. The ASTI data constitute a powerful resource for national and regional research managers, policymakers, donor organizations, and other stakeholders. ASTI’s key indicators provide both a diagnostic tool for assessing the allocation and use of existing resources and an advocacy tool for increasing resources and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of resource use. The ASTI website offers interactive pages that allow users to access country-level time series data, make cross-country comparisons, create graphs, and download country datasets and publications as well as detailed institutional information on agencies involved in agricultural research. The interactive benchmarking tool on the ASTI website is a convenient map-based instrument allowing users to make cross-country comparisons and rankings based on a wide set of financial and human resource indicators. The detailed ASTI datasets are available in an easy-to-use data download tool. Detailed information on definitions, methodology, and calculation procedures are available at www.asti.cgiar.org

Year published

2016

Authors

Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators

Citation

Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators. 2016. ASTI Argentina database. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://www.asti.cgiar.org/argentina. Harvard Dataverse. Version 1.

Country/Region

Argentina

Keywords

Americas; Latin America and the Caribbean; South America; Agricultural Research

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-NC-3.0

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Source record

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Policies, Institutions, and Markets

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Dataset

Dataset

Argentina, Social Accounting Matrix 2000

2005International Food Policy Research Institute
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Argentina, Social Accounting Matrix 2000

The Argentina SAM is based, mainly, on the disaggregation of the sectors of the 1997 Argentina Input-Output Matrix (MIPA 97) built by Argentina’s Statistics and Census Institute (INDEC). This 124×124 matrix constitutes the best input-output matrix built in Argentina. Since the MIPA 97 shows the transactions of the whole Argentine economy, the disaggregation process was focused on the opening of the agri-food sectors, and the aggregation of some sectors, which were of no interest for the analysis being carried on.The disaggregation and opening process had two parts. On the first place the disaggregation or opening of the MIPA 97 was made using cost structures for the year 1997. Then, once the new matrix’s technical coefficients were obtained, the upgrade to the year 2000 was done.

Year published

2005

Authors

International Food Policy Research Institute

Citation

International Food Policy Research Institute. 2005. Argentina, Social Accounting Matrix 2000. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/1902.1/17601. Harvard Dataverse. Version 1.

Country/Region

Argentina

Keywords

Americas; Latin America and the Caribbean; South America; Costs; Agricultural Sector; Input Output Analysis

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open AccessCC-BY-NC-3.0

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Source record

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Dataset

Blogs

The fallout from COVID-19, land grabs, and deforestation in Argentina’s Gran Chaco Forest region
IFPRI Blog
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March 25, 2024

The fallout from COVID-19, land grabs, and deforestation in Argentina’s Gran Chaco Forest region

By Madison Davis

Overlapping impacts on indigenous communities and a key ecosystem.

Can agricultural exports from Southern Cone countries make up for global supply disruptions arising from the Russia-Ukraine war?
IFPRI Blog
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November 14, 2022

Can agricultural exports from Southern Cone countries make up for global supply disruptions arising from the Russia-Ukraine war?

By Joseph Glauber, David Laborde, Valeria Piñeiro, and Agustín Tejeda

Shifting tides of international trade.

Policy seminar: Sustainable trade and the EU-Mercosur Agreement
IFPRI Blog
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March 27, 2020

Policy seminar: Sustainable trade and the EU-Mercosur Agreement

By Swati Malhotra

Implications of a new free trade zone incorporating 774 million people and $21 trillion in GDP.

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Events

Meetings of Agricultural Chief Scientists of G20 States (MACS-G20)
IFPRI at External Event

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February 18 to 19, 2020

Meetings of Agricultural Chief Scientists of G20 States (MACS-G20)

IFPRI is participating in the annual “Meetings of Agricultural Chief Scientists of G20 States (MACS-G20)”, which have taken place since 2012, based on an initiative of the agricultural ministers of the G20 States to address central questions in fields of agriculture and nutrition which are too great to be solved with only national efforts, to better coordinate agricultural […]

XVII Biennial IASC Conference
IFPRI at External Event

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July 1 to 5, 2019

XVII Biennial IASC Conference

IFPRI is participating in the XVII Biennial IASC conference, “In Defense of the Commons: Challenges, Innovation, and Action.  The conference will bring together experiences and lessons from around the world to reflect on the multiple ways in which different actors have sought to maintain and defend the commons, as well as the challenges and opportunities faced by […]

Group of Twenty (G20)
IFPRI at External Event

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May 11 to 12, 2019

Group of Twenty (G20)

IFPRI will participate in several meetings of the Group of Twenty (G20), by invitation of the 2019 Presidency, to provide substantive inputs and enrich the discussion.    The G20 is an international forum, made up of 19 countries and the European Union, representing the world’s major developed and emerging economies. It is the premier forum […]

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News

February 10, 2023 | In the News

Top food exporter Argentina confronts rising hunger and poverty (The New Humanitarian) 

The New Humanitarian interviewed Valeria Piñeiro, IFPRI’s acting head for Latin America, for the article about the worsening situation with hunger and poverty in Argentina. Piñeiro is asking the international community not to neglect Argentina and Latin America. In the decade up to 2015, the region was hailed for outperforming others in reducing hunger and poverty, but […]

June 02, 2022 | In the News

Retentions: myths and truths of one of the most controversial taxes in Argentina (Yahoo Finance) 

Yahoo Finance (Spain) published an article stating that export rights (withholdings) have been in the Argentine public conversation for weeks. The debate is between very different viewpoints: insists that they are the necessary tools to “decouple” internal prices from external ones and from different sectors they assure that he overestimates this incidence. That is the […]

April 23, 2022 | In the News

Food economics in one Argentine Lesson (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal published an article on how bad choices in Latin America are contributing to global food shortages. Russi’s war on Ukraine is one reason for a spike in food prices that now threatens some of the world’s most vulnerable populations. But it’s far from the only reason. In Argentina, it isn’t even the […]

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Projects

Land Resource Management for Poverty Reduction

Land Resource Management for Poverty Reduction

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