United States, Nov. 17 -- Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean face a unique opportunity to boost agricultural productivity to safeguard food security, improve rural livelihoods, and protect the environment, according to a new flagship report from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).The study, titled "Agricultural Productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean: What We Know and Where We Are Heading," reveals that although total output has increased nearly sixfold since 1960, recent growth has relied more on the increased use of inputs - such as land, labor, fertilizers, machinery, and water - than on productivity gains.Between 2010 and 2020, total factor productivity (TFP) - a key measure of efficiency - grew by just 0.9% per...