Efectos del COVID-19 sobre las cadenas de suministro de productos agropecuarios en Colombia y recomendaciones para mejorar en el marco de la recuperación

The document analyzes how the COVID-19 pandemic exposed structural vulnerabilities in Colombia's agricultural supply chains, particularly in transport infrastructure and commercialization for small producers. It argues that recovery should prioritize diversifying transport modes (rail and river), enhancing cold chain logistics, promoting short supply circuits, and implementing a national digital information system to improve transparency and climate resilience.

• While agricultural production was exempt from mobility restrictions during COVID-19, structural difficulties persist, and rural households have experienced a decline in average labor income between March and July 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
• Colombia's transport infrastructure is heavily reliant on roads, with 73.5% of cargo moved by land, while rail (23.6%) and river (1.5%) modes are underutilized. Specifically, 99.95% of rail cargo in 2018 consisted of coal, indicating a lack of diversification into agricultural products.
• The freight vehicle fleet is outdated, with 76% of cargo vehicles being over 20 years old, and there is a significant lack of cold chain capacity, which threatens national food security.
• Small producers face significant barriers in commercialization, including a lack of negotiating power and a high number of intermediaries, leading some to sell products directly on roads or at their farms.
• Colombia experiences high levels of food loss and waste, with 34% of the national food supply wasted annually; 64% of this occurs during production, storage, industrial processing, and post-harvest stages.
• The pandemic highlighted a critical need for a digital information system to allow producers to manage supply chain risks and consumers to make informed decisions, though current digitalization capacities among marketers are low.

APA

Ramos, J. L. D. (n.d.). Efectos del COVID-19 sobre las cadenas de suministro de productos agropecuarios en Colombia y recomendaciones para mejorar en el marco de la recuperación. Transforma. https://transforma.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CARTILLA-1-CADENAS-DE-SUMINISTRO.pdf

Chicago

Ramos, Jose Luis Diaz. Efectos del COVID-19 sobre las cadenas de suministro de productos agropecuarios en Colombia y recomendaciones para mejorar en el marco de la recuperación. Transforma, n.d. https://transforma.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CARTILLA-1-CADENAS-DE-SUMINISTRO.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ramosndefectos, author = {Ramos, Jose Luis Diaz}, title = {{Efectos del COVID-19 sobre las cadenas de suministro de productos agropecuarios en Colombia y recomendaciones para mejorar en el marco de la recuperación}}, institution = {Transforma}, url = {https://transforma.global/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CARTILLA-1-CADENAS-DE-SUMINISTRO.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }