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CHILE: Agriculture and Food LossesJosé Miguel Rodríguez, Office of Agricultural Policies, Trade and Information www.odepa.gob.cl [email protected]
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Chile
Total Surface: 75 million hectares
Arable Surface: 5,1 million ha
Meadows: 11,2 million ha
Crops: 0,7 million ha
Natural forest: 13,5 million ha
GDP: US$ 232 billion (2012)
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North-HORTICULTURE-CAMELID LIVESTOCK
CENTRAL VALLEY-FRESH FRUITY HORTICULTURE-WINE PRODUCTION-CROPS & FLOWERS
ATACAMA & ELQUI:-FRESH FRUIT-VITICULTUREA-CAPRINE LIVESTOCK
ARAUCANÍA-CEREALS-MEAT PRODUCTION-FORESTRY
CENTRO SUR: -CROPS/FRESH FRUIT-WINE PRODUCTION-DAIRY & MEAT-FORESTRY
LOS LAGOS & LOS RÍOS REGIONS- DAIRY & MEAT- POTATOES- FORESTRY PATAGONIA
-CATTLE-FORESTRY
Chilean Diversity
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• Southern hemisphere: Counter-season agricultural production
• Availability of water, irrigation policies (CNR)
• Food Safety oriented processed (ACHIPIA)
• Exceptional geographical conditions: Phytosanitary island
• Diversity of climate and soils: diversity of production and high performance
Chilean agriculture: Strengths
Norte: Desierto Oeste: Océano Pacífico Este: Cordillera de los Andes Sur: Hielos australes
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Industry Leader
• Wine industry
• Fresh fruit
• Dried fruit
• Meat and dairy industry
• Processed products
• Forest industry
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• Export-oriented Economy:
Political and economic stability
Business experience and skilled labor
Globally connected
Wide Network of Trade Agreements
Unilateral import tariff reduction
Currently…
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Chilean Economy
GDPTOTAL2012
GDPAGROFORESTRY
2012
US$ 6,1BILLION
GDPEXTENDED
AGROFORESTRY2012
US$ 19,6BILLION
US$ 232 BILLION
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• Agricultural and Forestry exports: US$ 20 billion
• 35% Food losses (estimated FAO).
• Mostly from processing and consumption stage.
Chilean agriculture: Currently
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• Overcome cultural, technical and management limitations
• Investment: Technology - infrastructure:
Storage, refrigeration and trade.
Cultural issues:
Sensitize people.
Public-Private Partnership
Chilean agriculture: Challenges
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Food Security: Food is guaranteed for infants, children in early
childhood, as well as that of children of school age (6 month to 17 years), through the provision in public
schools.
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Food Security: How Chile has worked
Chile has reduced food security problems in the last 20 years by:• Reducing poverty from 38% to 13% and extreme
poverty from 13% to 3%• Chile is ranked in the first position in Latin
America and 26th in the world. The index examines affordability, availability and quality of food.
This is the result of:• Economic growth in the last 30 years, especially
in the agricultural sector.• Social protection system from childhood to old
age
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Thank you for your attentionGracias!!
José Miguel Rodríguez, Office of Agricultural Policies, Trade and Information www.odepa.gob.cl [email protected]
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• Rural development• Enterprise• Production linkages• Technical assistance• 18 regional offices and 104 area agencies
National Institute for Agricultural Development
INDAP
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• Irrigation policy• Promoting modern irrigation
implementation• Watershed management
National Irrigation Commission
CNR
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• Research• Science• Technology transfer• 10 INIA research centers• Over 200 varieties of agricultural products
National Institute for Agricultural Research
INIA
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