Latin America’s Agricultural Boom Is Faltering
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/productivity-crisis-threatening-latin-american-agriculture-by-ana-maria-ibanez-et-al-2026-05
The productivity growth that transformed agriculture across Latin America and the Caribbean has slowed sharply in recent years, with farmers increasingly relying on costly inputs rather than efficiency gains. Without sustained public investment, the region risks losing competitiveness and reversing decades of hard-won progress.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/productivity-crisis-threatening-latin-american-agriculture-by-ana-maria-ibanez-et-al-2026-05
The productivity growth that transformed agriculture across Latin America and the Caribbean has slowed sharply in recent years, with farmers increasingly relying on costly inputs rather than efficiency gains. Without sustained public investment, the region risks losing competitiveness and reversing decades of hard-won progress.