Identifying guidelines for the design of conditional credit programs to promote sustainable agricultural practices in Latin America

The complex challenge of increasing food production while mitigating carbon dioxide emissions, building resilience to climate change, and reducing the burden of agriculture on natural resources requires innovative approaches. Promising strategies include increasing access to mechanization and adopting modern fertilization processes that contribute to climate change adaptation efforts, or the use of improved seeds. To pursue such changes farmers and others along value chains need greater access to financial resources, especially in low- and middle-income countries with high concentrations of smallholders.

To identify financial instruments that can improve agricultural productivity and are ecologically-friendly, IFPRI and the Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, are carrying out an evidence synthesis within the framework of the Avanzar2030 program. The aim is to generate guidelines for the Colombian government to design conditional agricultural credit programs that promote sustainable practices and reduce negative impacts on the environment.