Hoja de ruta para la financiación climática de la ganadería en América Latina y el Caribe

The document details the methodology used to evaluate investment risks and attributes for the livestock sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, categorizing risks into governance, financial, physical climate, market, infrastructure, and nature. It establishes a framework for matching these risks with the preferences of public and private investors and models three capital scenarios: business-as-usual (BAU), improved financial strategies (IFS), and improved financial and political strategies (IFPS). The analysis distinguishes between small-scale farms (2-10 hectares) and large-scale commercial operations, noting that small-scale systems are more dependent on public funding. Geographically, it segments the region into Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and the 'rest of LAC', highlighting Brazil's role as the region's primary beef producer and the significant underreporting of private climate finance in the sector.

• The methodology for assessing investment risks identifies six risk categories: governance, financial, physical climate, market, infrastructure, and nature, alongside three investment attributes: investment horizon, average operation size, and return.
• Large-scale commercial farms are assumed to have a higher capacity to mitigate physical climate, market, infrastructure, and nature risks compared to small-scale farms, leading to a risk score reduction of 1 (absolute value) for these categories.
• Investment attributes differ by farm size: large operations typically have an investment horizon of 5-10 years, average operation sizes of USD 5-10 million, and returns of 15-25%, while small operations have horizons of 10-15 years, sizes of USD 0-1 million, and returns of 5-15%.
• In the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario, small-scale agrifood systems are primarily funded by public sources, while larger operations have greater access to commercial private finance.
• The document models three scenarios for capital composition: Business-as-Usual (BAU), Improved Financial Strategies (IFS), where public catalytic finance attracts private investment, and Improved Financial and Political Strategies (IFPS), which further increases private investment through policy incentives.
• Small-scale farms are defined as those operating on 2 to 10 hectares, primarily family-run and using traditional methods, whereas large-scale farms are those with 10 hectares or more, utilizing significant mechanization and intensive production for export markets.
• Brazil is the leading beef producer in the LAC region, accounting for approximately half of the total regional production, and is characterized by a more stable macroeconomic environment and favorable governance compared to Argentina and Mexico.
• Climate finance flows for sustainable livestock in LAC are estimated at approximately USD 100 million per year (2021-2022), but this is likely a significant underestimate due to gaps in private sector and domestic spending data.
• In Mexico, small-scale farms produce 19% of national agricultural production and 15% of the national agricultural supply when accounting for imports and exports.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (2025). Hoja de ruta para la financiación climática de la ganadería en América Latina y el Caribe. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Anexos_Hoja-de-ruta-para-la-financiacion-de-la-ganaderia-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. Hoja de ruta para la financiación climática de la ganadería en América Latina y el Caribe. 2025. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Anexos_Hoja-de-ruta-para-la-financiacion-de-la-ganaderia-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiative2025hoja, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{Hoja de ruta para la financiación climática de la ganadería en América Latina y el Caribe}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2025}, month = oct, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Anexos_Hoja-de-ruta-para-la-financiacion-de-la-ganaderia-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }